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singularity

  • noun
  • /ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ/

The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.

Other meanings

  1. An unusual action or behaviour.

  2. A point where all parallel lines meet.

Related words

  • ringularity
  • cosmic singularity
  • equisingularity
  • gravitational singularity
  • Kurzweil singularity
  • multisingularity
  • naked singularity
  • nonsingularity
  • polysingularity
  • post-singularity
  • postsingularity
  • quantum singularity

Word history

From Latin "singulāris".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “singularity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.