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singularity

Syllabification: (sin·gu·lar·i·ty)

Definition of singularity

noun (plural singularities)

  • 1the state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular:he believed in the singularity of all cultures
  • a peculiarity or odd trait.
  • 2 Physics & Mathematics a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space-time when matter is infinitely dense, as at the center of a black hole.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French singularite, from late Latin singularitas, from singularis 'unique' (see singular)

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