singularity
noun/ˌsɪŋɡjuˈlærəti/
/ˌsɪŋɡjuˈlærəti/
[uncountable]- (formal) the quality of something that makes it unusual or strange
- One cannot fail to be struck by the singularity of his sculptures.
- (mathematics, physics) a point at which a mathematical function or physical quantity takes an infinite value, such as at the centre of a black hole, which is infinitely dense
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French singularite, from late Latin singularitas, from singularis ‘alone (of its kind)’, from singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.
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