singularity

noun

ˌsiŋ-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē How to pronounce singularity (audio)
Definition of singularitynext
as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit a college professor with singularities of dress and speech that have long endeared him to his students

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Recent Examples of singularity Part of that acceleration echoes the broader capability debate, including Sam Altman's own claim this summer that AI had already entered the singularity. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 In Kurzweil’s version, the singularity involves an unmistakable break in which machine intelligence overtakes humanity and technological progress becomes impossible to predict. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for singularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for singularity
  1. trick
  2. characteristic
  3. trait
  4. mannerism
  5. eccentricity
  6. peculiarity
  7. individualism
  8. idiosyncrasy
Noun
  • Coker — a wide receiver — was asked to run a trick play and play QB for a moment.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Joao Pedro scored a nine-minute hat-trick during Chelsea’s 6-4 pre-season victory over Western Sydney Warriors on July 28.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Additionally, the breast cancer characteristics of some participants were unknown, which may have affected the data.
    — Versha Pleasant, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • The companies will assess the batteries’ performance, reliability, safety, and charging characteristics under everyday driving conditions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of characteristic
Noun
  • The wonky toe is Jerry's only notable identifying physical trait, Rapp said.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Getting there defied logic and demanded resilience, traits that have defined this club during a chaotic season.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trait
Noun
  • What the audience witnesses is not a flashback, but rather the mannerisms of a person recounting an experience, the reaction of the person listening, and the distance between the two.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • Modi’s gestures, pauses and mannerisms have been turned into viral edits that turn his own words into political jokes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of mannerism
Noun
  • How much funnier Shakespeare’s motley crew can be when we’re allowed to discover the variety of eccentricity and ludicrousness on display for ourselves.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Your unique eccentricity is your greatest asset — don’t hide it!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of eccentricity
Noun
  • And on that field, however, there are some peculiarities in the Hungarian tax system.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Szymborska draws upon the semantic peculiarities of her native tongue to underscore the point.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of peculiarity
Noun
  • American collectivism may be, as Mamdani promised, warmer than rugged individualism.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
  • The explosion of bachelorette parties in the three decades since mirrors what happened with weddings in general, influenced by the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, along with the rise of individualism, Montemurro says.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of individualism
Noun
  • If LRMs can supercharge mathematics research the way AlphaFold did for computational biology, this line of thinking goes, why not embrace them, idiosyncrasies and all, and just verify the results?
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Nolan said that Odysseus’ idiosyncrasies were challenging to adapt.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of idiosyncrasy

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