1. the quality or state of being singular, unique, or unusual
2. a point at which a function takes an infinite value, especially in space-time when matter is infinitely dense
Usage: mathematics; physics
3. a hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of a greater-than-human intelligence
Usage: technology; futurism

Examples

• The singularity of her artistic vision set her apart from other painters.
• Scientists study black holes as examples of gravitational singularities.
• The mathematical function has a singularity at x equals zero.
• Many futurists predict the technological singularity will occur within decades.
• The singularity of the situation required an unprecedented response.
• Physicists debate what happens at the singularity inside a black hole.
• The singularity of his approach to problem-solving impressed his colleagues.