Singularity

Singularity or singular point may refer to:

Mathematics

 * Mathematical singularity, a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined or not "well-behaved", for example infinite or not differentiable

Geometry

 * Singular point of a curve, where the curve is not given by a smooth embedding of a parameter
 * Singular point of an algebraic variety, a point where an algebraic variety is not locally flat
 * Rational singularity

Complex analysis

 * Essential singularity, a singularity near which a function exhibits extreme behaviour
 * Isolated singularity, a mathematical singularity that has no other singularities close to it
 * Movable singularity, a concept in singularity theory
 * Removable singularity, a point at which a function is not defined but at which it can be so defined that it is continuous at the singularity

Natural sciences

 * Singularity (system theory), in dynamical and social systems, a context in which a small change can cause a large effect
 * Gravitational singularity, in general relativity, a point in which gravity is so intense that spacetime itself becomes ill-defined
 * Initial singularity, a hypothesized singularity of infinite density before quantum fluctuations caused the Big Bang and subsequent inflation that created the Universe
 * Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems, in general relativity theory, theorems about how gravitation produces singularities such as in black holes
 * Prandtl–Glauert singularity, the point at which a sudden drop in air pressure occurs
 * Singularity (climate), a weather phenomenon associated with a specific calendar date
 * Van Hove singularity in the density of states of a material

Technology

 * Singularity (operating system), an experimental operating system developed by Microsoft Research
 * Mechanical singularity, a position or configuration of a mechanism or a machine where the subsequent behavior cannot be predicted
 * Singularity (software), a container technology that does not require root permissions to run

Futurology

 * Technological singularity, a hypothetical point in time when technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible

Film and television

 * "Singularity", a first-season episode of Disney's So Weird
 * "Singularity" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a second-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
 * "The Singularity" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a third-season episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * "Singularity", a first-season episode of Stargate SG-1
 * The Singularity (film), a 2012 documentary about the technological singularity
 * Singularity (2017 film), American science fiction film starring John Cusack
 * Singularity, the working title for The Lovers, starring Josh Hartnett and Bipasha Basu
 * Godzilla Singular Point, a 2021 Japanese anime surrounding Godzilla

Literature

 * Singularity (Sleator novel), a 1985 science-fiction novel by William Sleator
 * Singularity (DeSmedt novel), a 2004 novel by Bill DeSmedt
 * Singularity (audio drama), a 2005 Doctor Who audio drama
 * Singularity 7, a graphic novel by Ben Templesmith
 * The Singularity Is Near, a 2005 book by Ray Kurzweil on the technological singularity
 * The Singularity Is Nearer, a 2024 sequel to Ray Kurzweil's 2005 book
 * Singularity (comics), the Marvel Comics character

Albums

 * Singularity (Joe Morris album), 2001
 * Singularity (Peter Hammill album), 2006
 * Singularity (Mae album), 2007
 * Singularity (Robby Krieger album), 2010
 * Singularity (Northlane album), 2013
 * Singularity (Jon Hopkins album), 2018
 * Singularity, a 2014 EP by Lemaitre
 * The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity), 2014 album by Swedish metal band Scar Symmetry

Songs

 * "Singularity" (song), performed by V of the South Korean group BTS from their 2018 album Love Yourself: Tear
 * "Singularity", by Jon Hopkins on the 2018 album Singularity
 * "Singularity", by Caligula's Horse on the 2011 album Moments from Ephemeral City
 * "Singularity", by Textures on the 2011 album Dualism
 * "Singularity", by Born of Osiris on the 2011 album The Discovery
 * "Singularity", by Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas featuring My Name Is Kay from It's the End of the World as We Know It, 2013
 * "Singularity", by Tesseract on the 2013 album Altered State
 * "Singularity", by New Order on the 2015 album Music Complete
 * "Singularity", by Devin Townsend on the 2019 album Empath
 * "The Singularity", by Doctor Steel on the 2002 album People of Earth

People

 * Singularity, stage name of Grey's Kyle Trewartha

Video games

 * Singularity (video game), a 2010 video game developed by Raven Software
 * Endgame: Singularity, a 2005 video game

Organizations

 * Singularity University, a California Benefit Corporation part think-tank, part business incubator, based on Ray Kurzweil's theory of technological singularity
 * Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), formerly "The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence" (SIAI)
 * Singularity Summit, its annual conference