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单词 singularity
释义 sin·gu·lar·i·ty
I. \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlarəd.ē, -rətē, -i also -ler-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English singularite, from Middle French singularité, from Late Latin singularitat-, singularitas, from Latin singularis single, singular + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at singular
1. : something that is separate or singular : unit
 < for the Aristotelian, knowlege of universals proceeds from experience with singularities >
2.
 a. : an unusual manifestation or eccentricity in manner or behavior
  < singularities of dress and speech make life a burden for their unfortunate possessors — Sacheverell Sitwell >
  < even our faults have some attractiveness for us … as if they were pleasant singularities — F.A.Swinnerton >
 b. : a unique or remarkable characteristic or development
  < some natural productions require such a singularity of soil and situation — Adam Smith >
 c. : an odd or peculiar feature or characteristic
  < forgotten habits, uses that are now lost to memory, significances once powerful … all of these things and many more singularities are recalled to the student of plant names — Notes & Queries >
3. : the quality or state of being singular
 < the amount of singularity one finds among the people of the country — New Republic >
 < personality … expresses its singularity even in handwriting — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
 < as individuality approaches singularity, it … isolates itself — J.L.Lowes >
 < the singularity of an analytic function >
II. noun
1. : a point at which the derivative of a given function of a real or complex variable does not exist but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists
2. : a point or region of infinite mass density at which space and time are infinitely distorted by gravitational forces that is held to be the final state of matter falling into a black hole
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