- (formal)
the quality of something that makes it unusual or strange 奇特;奇怪;異常 One cannot fail to be struck by the singularity of his sculptures. 人們一定會被他雕塑的獨特之處所打動。
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mathematics ,數學 physics )物理 a point at which a mathematical function or physical quantity takes an infinite value, such as at the centre of a black hole, which is infinitely dense 奇點: 數學函數或物理量取無限值的點,例如在黑洞的中心,它是無限稠密的
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French singularite, from late Latin singularitas, from singularis ‘alone (of its kind)’, from singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.