singularity (ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ
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Definitions
noun
- the state, fact, or quality of being singular
- something distinguishing a person or thing from others
- something remarkable or unusual
- mathematics
- a point at which a function is not differentiable although it is differentiable in a neighbourhood of that point See also pole2 (sense 4)
- another word for discontinuity
- astronomy a hypothetical point in space-time at which matter is infinitely compressed to infinitesimal volume
Usage examples
He is the exploding singularity pregnant with infinite possibilities.
, The Broken God (1993)`There's no way to go through if the singularity really is a brick wall.
New Scientist (1998)Their efforts stand, however, as one of the only modern instances of true singularity , in the face of, essentially, Rod Stewart.
Globe and Mail (2003)For all his foibles, we need Bush's steel spine and singularity of purpose.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)It is that singularity of conviction which drove the Puritan and pilgrim experience.
, GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)