singularities

Variant of singularity

singularity definition

sin·gu·lar·ity (siŋ′gyə ler′ə tē)

noun pl. singularities -·ties

  1. the condition or quality of being singular
  2. a unique, distinct, or peculiar feature or thing
  3. 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

Etymology: ME singularite < OFr < LL singularitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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