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Singularity

Singularity Meaning & Definition
Singularity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Singularity?

[n] the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions"
[n] strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

Synonyms | Synonyms for Singularity: uniqueness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Singularity:

See Also | individualism | individuality | individuation | strangeness | unfamiliarity

Singularity In Webster's Dictionary

\Sin`gu*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Singularities}. [L. singularitas: cf. F. singularit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity. Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn. --Sir. W. Raleigh. I took notice of this little figure for the singularity of the instrument. --Addison. 2. Anything singular, rare, or curious. Your gallery Have we passed through, not without much content In many singularities. --Shak. 3. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction. No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of singularity [universal bishop]. --Hooker. Catholicism . . . must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation. --Bp. Pearson. 4. Celibacy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.

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