Singularity - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Abnormality, Anomaly, Aroma, Attribute, Badge, Brand, Cachet, Cast, Character, Characteristic, Combination, Conceit, Configuration, Crank, Crankism, Crotchet, Cut, Deformity

Singularity has several different meanings:

mathematical singularity - a point where a mathematical function goes to infinity or is in certain other ways ill-behaved
gravitational singularity - an infinity occurring in an astrophysical model, involving infinite curvature (a mathematical singularity) in the space/time continuum
technological singularity - a predicted point in the development of a civilization at which technological progress accelerates beyond the ability of present-day humans to fully comprehend or predict

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