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singularity
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)
- The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- A point where all parallel lines meet.
- A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
- (mathematics) The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
- (physics) A point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.
- 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.
- (obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.
- (obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
- (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
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earmark
English
Etymology
ear +? mark
Pronunciation
Verb
earmark (third-person singular simple present earmarks, present participle earmarking, simple past and past participle earmarked)
- (transitive) To mark (as of sheep) by slitting the ear.
- (transitive, by extension) To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate.
Synonyms
- (set aside for a particular purpose): appropriate, sepose; see also Thesaurus:set apart
Translations
Noun
earmark (plural earmarks)
- A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership.
- (US, politics) The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs.
- A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.
- 1860, John Wharton, The Law Lexicon
- Money has no earmark.
- 1959, Brunettie Burrow, Angels in White
- I saw in my patient one of the most forbidding men I have ever met. He had all the earmarks of a criminal.
- 1860, John Wharton, The Law Lexicon
Coordinate terms
- (US politics): phonemark
Translations
See also
- expenditure
- pork barrel
References
- http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?earmark
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