singularity; singular point
Technical term in mathematics and physics for a point where a function, equation, or physical quantity becomes undefined or behaves pathologically.
A singularity is thought to exist at the center of a black hole.
This function has a singular point at x=0.
technological singularity; singularity
Compound of 特異 (tokui, 'singular, peculiar') + 点 (ten, 'point'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'singular point' or 'singularity'.