singularity
noun pl. singularities
- the condition or quality of being singular
- a unique, distinct, or peculiar feature or thing
- Physics a point or region at the center of a black hole, where, it is theorized, the force of gravity compresses an object such that it has infinite density and almost no volume
See singularity in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĭngˌgyə-lărˈĭ-tē)
noun pl. sin·gu·lar·i·ties - The quality or condition of being singular.
- A trait marking one as distinct from others; a peculiarity.
- Something uncommon or unusual.
- Astrophysics A point in space-time at which gravitational forces cause matter to have infinite density and infinitesimal volume, and space and time to become infinitely distorted.
- 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. Also called singular point.
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