Singularity
Singularity ( Latin singularis 'individual', 'isolated', 'peculiar', 'extraordinary'; adjective singular ) denotes:
- generally a singularity, uniqueness or singularity, see unique
- Singularity (systems theory) , a point at which a small cause has a big effect in system development
- In robotics, certain spatial points that can be reached through an infinite number of axis positions, see industrial robots # axis configuration
- Singularity (geography) , a geographical object that clearly stands out from its surroundings, but is not essential for the basic structure of its surrounding landscape
- Singularity (meteorology) , a weather condition that is highly likely to occur at a certain time in the year
- Singularity of the Holocaust (also singularity of the Shoa ), the central debate in the historians' dispute, see Holocaustforschung # Singularitätsdebatte
- Technological singularity , in futurology the point in time from which machines can improve themselves and thus massively accelerate technical progress
in math
- a definition gap of a function
- an isolated singularity of a holomorphic function
- a relation between two measures, see singularity (measure theory)
- in algebraic geometry algebraic variety # singularities
- a coordinate singularity
- the property of a matrix to be singular (in linear algebra a matrix that has no inverse is called singular), see regular matrix
in astronomy
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Singularity (astronomy) , general conditions under which physical laws are not defined, including:
- Black hole , a curvature singularity of spacetime
- the state of the universe at the Big Bang
- the state of the universe at Big Crunch
- the state of the universe at Big Rip
- a bare singularity
See also
Wiktionary: Singularity - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Singularity theorem , a theorem in general relativity
- Principle of singularity , a provision in student corporation associations
- Singular , grammatical number that represents the singular
