About The Word Singularity
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Singularity
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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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