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singularity

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




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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

Their measurements clearly showed the predicted power-law growth close to the singularity as well as the exponential decay farther away.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

Extrapolating backward in time, Lemaître proposed the idea of a primeval atom: a singularity from which the universe emerged in a uniquely hot, dense state.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Your TV and smartphone are far more interoperable and indistinguishable than ever before, and an inescapable user-tracking singularity is developing, accordingly, in your own living room.

From Slate May 3, 2026

In even the tiniest neighborhood around the singularity, the curve takes on almost every conceivable value over and over and over again.

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

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

At that time, no one had turned up any compelling evidence that the equations of general relativity could describe these uncovered singularities in a physically sensible universe.

From Scientific American Aug. 23, 2021

As we have seen, this can produce some remarkable consequences, such as black holes not being black, and the universe not having any singularities but being completely self-contained and without a boundary.

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




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