Singularity
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Singularity may refer to:
- Consciousness singularity, a point when human consciousness transcends itself
- Mathematical singularity, a point where a mathematical function goes to infinity or is in certain other ways ill-behaved
- Mechanical singularity, a position or configuration of a mechanism or a machine where the subsequent behaviour cannot be predicted, or the forces or other physical quantities involved become infinite or undeterministic
- Gravitational singularity, an infinity occurring in an astrophysical model, involving infinite curvature (a mathematical singularity) in the space/time continuum, hypothesised in models of black holes, white holes and worm holes
- Technological singularity, a theoretical point in the development of a scientific civilisation at which technological progress might accelerate beyond the ability of the society to predict (but not to infinity, a common error, it would only appear infinite because it would be incomprehensible)
- Singularity (climate), weather phenomenon associated with a specific, potentially approximate, calendar date
- Singularity (operating system), an operating system research project by Microsoft
- "Singularity" (Enterprise episode), a second season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- "Singularity" (Stargate SG-1 episode), a first season episode of Stargate SG-1
- Singularity (Doctor Who audio), a Doctor Who audio drama
- Singularity (novel), based on the theory that the Tunguska event was caused by a black hole
- Singularity, a powerful spell from the Game Boy game Magi Nation
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