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Can you somehow explain how your understanding of mathematical singularity would apply to "technological singularity," which "refers to the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than-human intelligence through technological means" or "an intellectual event horizon, beyond which the future...

Thanks for the input, Said. In saying this, are you taking issue with the argument that "singularity" is etymologically associated with "oddness" or "anomaly" and saying that it is more properly connected with the idea of "being only one," as "singular" is defined in the American Heritage...

Thanks George. Wow, this is cutting "edge" science. I should be hanging around more here. Best.

Thanks for this, Obafgkmrns. So uniqueness or the 'fact of being different from others" is the idea underlying singularity. My suspicion has been confirmed so far. This has a major bearing on how the term singularity is to be translated into any language.

Hi there, I need to know why a singularity in astrophysics is called a singularity. I have a general idea about what a singularity is but I am yet to find out which of the more commonplace meanings of the word the originator of this term had in mind when s/he used it in the context of...