different between originality vs singularity

English

Etymology

From French originalité. Surface etymology is original +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????d???næl?ti/

Noun

originality (countable and uncountable, plural originalities)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.
2. (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 132:

     Originality may be the capacity to look at the same facts and see new explanations.

3. (countable) Something original.

Translations

Further reading

• "originality" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 230.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French singularité, from Late Latin singul?rit?s (“singleness”), from Latin singul?ris (“single”).

Morphologically singular +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s???j??læ??t?/

Noun

singularity (countable and uncountable, plural singularities)

1. The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
2. A point where all parallel lines meet.
3. A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
4. (mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
5. (physics) A point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.
6. A proposed point in the technological future at which artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improving themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.
7. (obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
8. (obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
9. (obsolete) celibacy, singleness

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)

Synonyms

• centrohub
• monosemy

Derived terms

Related terms

• single
• singular

Translations

Further reading

• singularity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• singularity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• singularity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• singularity at OneLook Dictionary Search