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Meanings of mathematical singularity in English

Russian
особенность
Portuguese
singularidade matemática
Spanish
singularidad matematica
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singularitat matemàtica

In general a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined, or a point of an exceptional set where it fails to be well-behaved in some particular way, such as differentiability.

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        Such a point is an example of what mathematicians call a singularity.
        A briefer history of time
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        A singularity whose gravity permits nothing to escape: no matter, no energy.
        The Neutronium Alchemist
        3
        The mere singularity of the names alone ought to decide the point.
        The Eclipse of Faith; Or, A Visit to a Religious Sceptic
        4
        One such singularity surrounds every sufficiently large mass in the Einsteinian universe.
        Ringworld
        5
        Kurzweil transformed the singularity from an interesting speculation into a social movement.
        Wired
        1
        I was focused on the singular point my universe had shrunk to: my book.
        Demon: a memoir
        2
        The singular point about him was his walk.
        Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
        3
        This affection developed to a singular point; in a soul so new, it was like a first love.
        Notre-Dame de Paris
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        If we agreed in that one result, I fancy it was the sole and singular point of concord.
        The Emancipated
        5
        That the speaker enjoyed the reputation of being something of a profligate lent singular point to that confession.
        The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance