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singularity
What does singularity mean?
singularity (noun): the quality of being one of a kind.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use singularity in a sentence?
- That singularity distinguished him from all his companions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does singularity come from?
From Middle English singularite, from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singulāritās (“singleness”), from Latin singulāris (“single”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of singularity?
Words related to singularity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “singularity” mean?
more than half (50%) of some group
Not quite: that's what majority means.
a device to measure mass or weight
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the quality of being one of a kind
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any interconnected group or system
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Which word is closest in meaning to “singularity”?
uniqueness
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collection
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department
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population
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