how to pronounce singularity

/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˈlæɹ.ə.ti/

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singularity is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of singularity in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… some kind of singularity event and I …”

meanings of singularity

noun:

Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.
The value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist.
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.
Anything singular, rare, or curious.
A point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value.
The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
Celibacy.
A point where all parallel lines meet.
A point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes.

name:

The technological singularity (sometimes capitalized in this manner when referred to as an era or event).

singularity frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word singularity occurs in english on average 2.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics singularity can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that singularity can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;