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  Singularity \Sin`gu*lar"i*ty\
     (s[i^][ng]`g[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Singularities
     (s[i^][ng]`g[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. singularitas: cf.
     F. singularit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or
        quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all,
        or from most, others; peculiarity.
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              Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the
              second year the very falling down of the seeds
              yieldeth corn.                        --Sir. W.
                                                    Raleigh.
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              I took notice of this little figure for the
              singularity of the instrument.        --Addison.
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     2. Anything singular, rare, or curious.
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              Your gallery
              Have we passed through, not without much content
              In many singularities.                --Shak.
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     3. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,
        prerogative, or distinction.
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              No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of
              singularity [universal bishop].       --Hooker.
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              Catholicism . . . must be understood in opposition
              to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation. --Bp.
                                                    Pearson.
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     4. Celibacy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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  Singularity \Sin`gu*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. Singularities. [L.
     singularitas: cf. F. singularit['e].]
     1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or
        quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all,
        or from most, others; peculiarity.
  
              Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the
              second year the very falling down of the seeds
              yieldeth corn.                        --Sir. W.
                                                    Raleigh.
  
              I took notice of this little figure for the
              singularity of the instrument.        --Addison.
  
     2. Anything singular, rare, or curious.
  
              Your gallery Have we passed through, not without
              much content In many singularities.   --Shak.
  
     3. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,
        prerogative, or distinction.
  
              No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of
              singularity [universal bishop].       --Hooker.
  
              Catholicism . . . must be understood in opposition
              to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation. --Bp.
                                                    Pearson.
  
     4. Celibacy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

  singularity
       n 1: the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity
            distinguished him from all his companions" [syn: uniqueness]
       2: strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

  singularity
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η μονοσημία, η μοναδικότητα
     2 (ετ φυσική en) (λείπει ο ορισμός: en)
     3 (ετ μαθηματικά en) (λείπει ο ορισμός: en)

  singularity
     n.
     1 The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or
  unusual.
     2 An unusual action or behaviour.
     3 A point where all parallel lines meet.
     4 A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite
  value.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for
  which a derivative does not exist.
     6 (lb en physics) (ellipsis of en gravitational singularity dot=:) a
  point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter
  to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.
     7 (lb en sometimes capitalized) (ellipsis of en technological
  singularity dot=:) a proposed point in the technological future at which
  artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improve
  themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.
     8 (lb en obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
     9 (lb en obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,
  prerogative, or distinction.
     10 celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).

  Singularity
     n.
     (lb en technology) The technological singularity.

  singularity
     n.
     1 The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or
  unusual.
     2 An unusual action or behaviour.
     3 A point where all parallel lines meet.
     4 A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite
  value.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for
  which a derivative does not exist.
     6 (lb en physics) (ellipsis of en gravitational singularity dot=:) a
  point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter
  to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.
     7 (lb en sometimes capitalized) (ellipsis of en technological
  singularity dot=:) a proposed point in the technological future at which
  artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improve
  themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.
     8 (lb en obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
     9 (lb en obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,
  prerogative, or distinction.
     10 celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).

  Singularity
     n.
     (lb en technology) The technological singularity.

  singularity
     n.
     1 The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or
  unusual.
     2 An unusual action or behaviour.
     3 A point where all parallel lines meet.
     4 A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite
  value.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for
  which a derivative does not exist.
     6 (lb en physics) (ellipsis of en gravitational singularity dot=:) a
  point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter
  to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.
     7 (lb en sometimes capitalized) (ellipsis of en technological
  singularity dot=:) a proposed point in the technological future at which
  artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improve
  themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.
     8 (lb en obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
     9 (lb en obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,
  prerogative, or distinction.
     10 celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).

  Singularity
     n.
     (lb en technology) The technological singularity.

  singularity
     n.
     1 The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or
  unusual.
     2 An unusual action or behaviour.
     3 A point where all parallel lines meet.
     4 A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite
  value.
     5 (lb en mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for
  which a derivative does not exist.
     6 (lb en physics) (ellipsis of en gravitational singularity dot=:) a
  point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter
  to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.
     7 (lb en sometimes capitalized) (ellipsis of en technological
  singularity dot=:) a proposed point in the technological future at which
  artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improve
  themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.
     8 (lb en obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
     9 (lb en obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,
  prerogative, or distinction.
     10 celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).

  Singularity
     n.
     (lb en technology) The technological singularity.

  singularity
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys kosmologia k=en) singulariteetti

  singularity
     Engelska n.
     (tagg språk=en matematik fysik) singularitet

  Singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/
  الفردية

  singularity //ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ// 
  странност
  peculiar state or occurrence

  singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/ 
  jedinečnost

  singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/
  Eigentümlichkeit , Eigenwilligkeit , Eigenheit 
           Note: einer Person oder Sache
     Synonyms: peculiarity, quirkiness, idiosyncracy
  
   see: peculiarities, singularities, idiosyncracies, one of the many idiosyncrasies of English spelling
  

  singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/
  Einzigartigkeit , Einmaligkeit , Singularität  [geh.]
     Synonym: uniqueness
  

  singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/
  singulärer Punkt , singuläre Stelle , Singularität  [math.]
     Synonym: singular point
  

  singularity //ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ// 
  1. erikoispiste
  mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist
  2. erikoisuus, omituisuus
  peculiar state or occurrence
  3. singulariteetti 2.
  physics: point of infinite density
   3.
  point where infinite value is reached

  singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/
  neobičnost, singularitet, čudo

  singularity /sˌɪŋɡjʊlˈaɹɪti/
  1. példátlanság
  2. egyedülállóság
  3. ritkaság
  4. rendkívüliség
  5. furcsaság
  6. szokatlanság
  7. bizarrság
  8. páratlanság
  9. különösség

  singularity //ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ// 
  1. 単一性, 単独性, 奇妙, 希有, 特異性, 非凡
  peculiar state or occurrence
  2. 特異点 2.
  physics: point of infinite density
   3.
  mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist

  singularity //ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlæɹətɪ// 
  singularitet 2.
  physics: point of infinite density
   3.
  point where infinite value is reached

  
/ˈsɪŋɡjəˈɫɛɹəti/

  145 Moby Thesaurus words for "singularity":
     aberration, abnormality, absurdity, anomaly, anticness, aroma,
     attribute, badge, bizarreness, bizarrerie, black hole, brand,
     cachet, cast, character, characteristic, combination, conceit,
     configuration, crackpotism, crank, crankiness, crankism, crotchet,
     crotchetiness, curiousness, cut, deformity, deviancy, deviation,
     differentia, differential, differentiation, differentness,
     distinctive feature, distinctiveness, divergence, dottiness,
     earmark, eccentricity, egohood, erraticism, erraticness,
     fantasticality, feature, figure, flavor, freakiness, freakishness,
     fusion, grotesqueness, grotesquerie, gust, hallmark, human factor,
     identity, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, impress, impression, index,
     individualism, individuality, indivisibility, intactness,
     integrality, integration, integrity, inviolability, irreducibility,
     irregularity, keynote, kink, lineaments, maggot, malformation,
     mannerism, mark, marking, mold, monstrosity, monstrousness, nature,
     nominalism, nonconformity, oddity, oddness, odor, oneness,
     organic unity, outlandishness, particularism, particularity,
     peculiarity, personal equation, personal identity, personality,
     personship, property, purity, quaintness, quality, queerness, quip,
     quirk, quirkiness, savor, seal, self-identity, selfhood, selfness,
     selfsameness, shape, simplicity, singleness, smack, solidarity,
     solidification, solidity, soul, specialty, stamp, strangeness,
     taint, tang, taste, teratism, token, trait, trick, twist,
     uncommonness, unconventionality, undividedness, unification,
     uniformity, uniqueness, unity, univocity, unnaturalness, weirdness,
     whim, whimsicality, whimsy, wholeness
  
  

  n. 奇异,奇妙,稀有;

     n. 奇异,奇妙,稀有;
     n. =singular point;[天]奇点,黑洞