Singularity

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Singularity or Singular points may refer to:

Science and technology

Mathematical singularity, a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined or not "well-behaved", for example infinite or not differentiable

Singular point of a curve, where the curve is not given by a smooth embedding of a parameter
Singular point of an algebraic variety, a point where an algebraic variety is not locally flat
Rational singularity, a concept in singularity theory
Singularity theory, which deals with these concepts

Essential singularity, a singularity near which a function exhibits extreme behavior
Isolated singularity, a mathematical singularity that has no other singularities close to it
Movable singularity, a concept in singularity theory
Removable singularity, a point at which a function is not defined but at which it can be so defined that it is continuous at the singularity

Gravitational singularity, a region in spacetime in which tidal gravitational forces become infinite.
Mechanical singularity, a position or configuration of a mechanism or a machine where the subsequent behavior cannot be predicted
Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems, theorems in general relativity theory about when gravitation produces singularities such as black holes
Prandtl–Glauert singularity, the point at which a sudden drop in air pressure occurs
Singularity (climate), a weather phenomenon associated with a specific calendar date
Van Hove singularity in the density of states of a material

Singularity (operating system), an operating system developed by Microsoft Research written in managed code

Technological singularity, a hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence will have progressed to the point of a greater-than-human intelligence
- The Singularity Is Near, a 2005 book by Ray Kurzweil
Singularity Summit – the annual conference of the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

Temporal singularity, otherwise knows as a point of divergence, a concept in speculative fiction, usually an item or event triggered by an item that results in divergent narratives, in which the singularity alters the new timeline away from a prior "default" state, leaving behind a parallel universe in which the singularity did not occur. This is the basis of much of the Alternate history genre. It may involve technology in "hard" science fiction, or may involve anything up to or including magic as the basis of the "what if?" scenario.

"Singularity" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a 2002 second-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
"Singularity", a first-season episode of Stargate SG-1
Singularity (film), a 2013 epic adventure film starring Josh Hartnett and Bipasha Basu
Singularity is an upcoming film made by Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser
The Singularity Is Near, a 2010 docudrama; a true story about the future written and co-directed by Ray Kurzweil.

Singularity (Mae album), 2007
Singularity (Peter Hammill album), 2006
Singularity (Robby Krieger album), 2010
Singularity (Northlane album), 2013
Singularity, album by electronic music band Lemaitre
Singularity (song), by Bright Eyes, written by Conor Oberst
"Singularity", a song from Dutch metal band Textures' 2011 album Dualism
Singularity, a song by Chicago deathcore band, Born of Osiris from their 2011 album, The Discovery
Singularity, a song by Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas featuring My Name Is Kay, 2013
Singularity, a song by Tut Tut Child, 2013
Singularity, a song by New Order, 2014
The Singularity, a song by Doctor Steel, 2002

Singularity (William Sleator novel), a 1985 science-fiction novel by William Sleator
Singularity (Bill DeSmedt novel), a 2004 novel by Bill DeSmedt
Singularity 7, a graphic novel by Ben Templesmith
Singularity (audio drama), a Doctor Who audio drama

Singularity University, an unaccredited school in California, USA, providing supplemental education in technology's impending singularity