singularity
[ sing-gyuh-lar-i-tee ]
/ ˌsɪŋ gyəˈlær ɪ ti /
noun, plural sin·gu·lar·i·ties for 2–4.
the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
a singular, unusual, or unique quality; peculiarity.
Mathematics.
singular point.
Astronomy.
(in general relativity) the mathematical representation of a black hole.
Origin of singularity
OTHER WORDS FROM singularity
non·sin·gu·lar·i·ty, noun, plural non·sin·gu·lar·i·ties.Words nearby singularity
singly,
singsong,
singspiel,
singular,
singular point,
singularity,
singularize,
singulary,
singulative,
singultus,
sinh
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British Dictionary definitions for singularity
singularity
/ (ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the state, fact, or quality of being singular
something distinguishing a person or thing from others
something remarkable or unusual
maths
- a point at which a function is not differentiable although it is differentiable in a neighbourhood of that pointSee also pole 2 (def. 4)
- another word for discontinuity
astronomy
a hypothetical point in space-time at which matter is infinitely compressed to infinitesimal volume
Scientific definitions for singularity
singularity
[ sĭng′gyə-lăr′ĭ-tē ]
A point of infinite density and infinitesimal volume, at which space and time become infinitely distorted according to the theory of General Relativity. According to the big bang theory, a gravitational singularity existed at the beginning of the universe. Singularities are also believed to exist at the center of black holes.
Mathematics
A point at which the derivative does not exist for a given function but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists.