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singularity

[sing-gyuh-lar-i-tee] / ˌsɪŋ gjəˈlær ɪ ti /




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Insisting on both the singularity of Gaudí’s vision and the glories of artistic collaboration, the Sagrada Família woos believer and nonbeliever alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Haaland’s singularity was a testament to how humanity seeks heroes — but Spain’s ultimate triumph via crisp passes and selfless teamwork offered a stirring, convincing collective counterpoint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

But such heavy commercial appeal erodes all that singularity, leaving queer people to fend for themselves in defining and celebrating their identities, apart from the pinkwashing.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Unlike black holes, however, they would not contain a singularity or an event horizon.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

They argued that since there seemed to be infinitely more Friedmann-like models without a big bang singularity than there were with one, we should conclude that there had not in reality been a big bang.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Millions of readers bought Hawking’s 1988 book, “A Brief History of Time,” eager to learn from the brilliant physicist, who had first gained prominence studying singularities and black holes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

These singularities are defined by their gravitational pull, which is so incredibly strong that nothing — not even light — can escape.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2023

In fact, a new conception of pop artists as do-it-all vertically integrated singularities redefined pop artistry, thanks in large part to the Beatles having changed the rules.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2021

“Naked singularities cause general relativity to lose its predictive power,” says Yen Chin Ong, a physicist at Yangzhou University in China, who has studied the nature of singularities in gravitational theories.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 23, 2021

However, since quantum mechanics deals with zero-dimensional particle-points such as the electron, technically all particle-particle interactions in quantum theory deal with infinities: they are singularities.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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