singularity

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The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
(quote-book)
(RQ:Addison Italy)
(quote-journal)
An unusual action or behaviour.
(RQ:Landon Francesca Carrara)
A point where all parallel lines meet.
A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
(ellipsis of) a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with holes.

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(ellipsis of) a hypothetical turning point in the future, the culmination of ever-accelerating technological progress, when human history as we have known it ends, and a strange new era begins. For some writers, the catalyst is superhuman machine intelligence.
(quote-journal) I think it's fair to call this event a singularity ("the Singularity" for the purposes of this paper).
(RQ:NYT) Vinge was among those (along with, notably, Ray Kurzweil) to discuss the transformation of humans by technology, coming in a matter of decades, referred to as "the singularity."|brackets=on
(RQ:NYT)
Anything singular, rare, or curious.
(RQ:Shakespeare Winter's Tale)
(RQ:Markham English Husbandman)
(RQ:Lindsay Age of Consent)
Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
(RQ:Hooker Laws)
(quote-book) must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation.
Celibacy, singleness (as contrasted with marriage).
(quote-book) In this sense, marriage is the institution of sexual partnering whereas celibacy is an institution of sexual singularity.