singularities
Points of infinite density
Singularities is the plural of singularity—the quality of being singular, unique, or unusual.
In physics and cosmology, singularities are points where density becomes infinite and ordinary physical laws break down, as at the center of a black hole or at the moment of the Big Bang: Scientists debate what happens at singularities.
In mathematics, a singularity is a point where a function behaves anomalously.
The technological singularity refers to a hypothetical future moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence, triggering unpredictable change: Some futurists believe the singularity is near.
Collapsed star's remnant
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
- gravitational collapseInward fall from gravity
- Schwarzschild radiusBlack hole's critical boundary distance
- spaghettificationTidal stretching near black holes
tidal forces · gravitational pull · light bending · gravitational lensing · rotating · supermassive · primordial · curvature
Loud explosive noise
- initial conditionsState at time zero
- cosmic inflationUniverse's first exponential stretch
- expansionIncrease in scope
- spacetime curvatureDistortion of dimensional fabric
Penrose · quantum gravity · cosmological · primordial · crunch · bounce · cyclic
Cylindrical shaft or extremity
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- removableCapable of being detached
- isolatedSeparated from others
- residueMatter left behind
divergence · asymptote · indeterminate · limit · discontinuity · blowup · undefined
Departure from the expected
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- rarityUncommon occurrence
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
outlier · deviation · irregularity · distinctive · unprecedented · remarkable · extraordinary · one-of-a-kind
Hypothetical beyond-human cognition
- exponential growthQuantity multiplying proportionally over time
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
- Moore's lawTransistors double every two years
acceleration · convergence · disruption · paradigm shift · emergence · transcendence
black hole
Collapsed star's remnant
- event horizonBlack hole's edge
- gravitational collapseInward fall from gravity
- Schwarzschild radiusBlack hole's critical boundary distance
spaghettification · tidal forces · gravitational pull · light bending · gravitational lensing · rotating · supermassive · primordial · curvature · spacetime
big bang
Loud explosive noise
- initial conditionsState at time zero
- cosmic inflationUniverse's first exponential stretch
- expansionIncrease in scope
Penrose · spacetime curvature · quantum gravity · cosmological · primordial · crunch · bounce · cyclic
pole
Cylindrical shaft or extremity
residue · divergence · asymptote · indeterminate · limit · discontinuity · blowup · undefined
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- rarityUncommon occurrence
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
aberration · outlier · deviation · irregularity · distinctive · unprecedented · remarkable · extraordinary · one-of-a-kind · unparalleled
superintelligence
Hypothetical beyond-human cognition
- exponential growthQuantity multiplying proportionally over time
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
- posthumanBeyond human limitations
Moore's law · acceleration · convergence · disruption · paradigm shift · emergence · transcendence
- quirkseccentricities, idiosyncrasies, peculiarities, oddities, foibles
- Black Holesevent horizon, Schwarzschild radius, supermassive black hole, event horizons, spaghettification
- algebraic geometryvariety, varieties, scheme, schemes, divisor
- Gravity Theoriesgeneral relativity, quantum gravity, supergravity, Kaluza-Klein theory, graviton
- gravitygravity, graviton, gravity well, gravitational pull, gravity wave
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
singularitiesregularities
Recurring predictable patterns
norms · commonalities · commonplaces · uniformities · patterns
singularitiespluralities
Largest shares, not absolute
multiplicities · multitudes · collectivities · aggregates · diversities
singular, singularly, singularity, singularize, singularizing