singularity
noun
sin·gu·lar·i·ty
ˌsiŋ-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē 
-ˈla-rə-
plural singularities
1
: something that is singular: such as
a
: a separate unit
b
: unusual or distinctive manner or behavior : peculiarity
2
: the quality or state of being singular
3
: a point at which the derivative of a given function of a complex variable does not exist but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative does exist
4
: a point or region of infinite mass density at which space and time are infinitely distorted by gravitational forces and which is held to be the final state of matter falling into a black hole
Examples of singularity in a Sentence
People could not understand the singularity of his imagination.
a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students
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The cosmos will then spend another 10 billion years collapsing, with the universe reaching its final singularity state after a total lifetime of just over 33 billion years.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Hawking’s and Penrose’s singularities don’t require a smooth space-time.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
The wing’s design stresses each region’s singularity while fostering an atmosphere of cosmopolitan exchange.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The compound’s British West Indies style gives it singularity within Windsor, an architecturally cohesive community master-planned by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2025
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Hawking’s and Penrose’s singularities don’t require a smooth space-time.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
The wing’s design stresses each region’s singularity while fostering an atmosphere of cosmopolitan exchange.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
The compound’s British West Indies style gives it singularity within Windsor, an architecturally cohesive community master-planned by Andrés Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2025
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“Singularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singularity. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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singularity
noun
sin·gu·lar·i·ty
ˌsiŋ-gyə-ˈlar-ət-ē
plural singularities
1
: the quality or state of being singular
2
: something that is singular : peculiarity
3
: a point or region of infinite density which is held to be the final state of matter falling into a black hole
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