singularity
pronunciation
How to pronounce singularity in British English:
UK [ˌsɪŋgjuˈlærəti]
How to pronounce singularity in American English:
US [ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlærɪti]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being one of a kind
- strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
Word Origin
- singularity (n.)
- c. 1400, "unusual behavior," also "singleness of aim or purpose," from Old French singulerte "peculiarity" (12c., Modern French singularité) or directly from Late Latin singularitatem (nominative singularitas) "a being alone," from singularis (see singular (adj.)). Meaning "fact of being different from others" is c. 1500. Mathematical sense of "point at which a function takes an infinite value" is from 1893. Astronomical use is from 1965.
Example
- 1. Belief in an approaching singularity is not solely american .
- 2. So we have that each rmbc has an associated singularity .
- 3. The real question of course is whether such a technological singularity will ever happen .
- 4. There is however a great deal of mystery surrounding the exact nature of life after the singularity .
- 5. They believe mankind is heading for a glorious post-biological era known as the singularity .