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  • noun Plural form of singularity.

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  • But if we possessed full information concerning those who shared his early hardships, we should probably find that what we call his singularities of manner were, for the most part, failings which he had in common with the class to which he belonged.

    The Bed-Book of Happiness Harold Begbie 1900

  • But if we possessed full information concerning those who shared his early hardships, we should probably find that what we call his singularities of manner were, for the most part, failings which he had in common with the class to which he belonged.

    Famous Reviews R. Brimley Johnson 1899

  • The history of every individual entity that belongs to an organized collectivity of singularities is not subject to the organization and law involved, or to organization and law in general. 15

    Thinking Singularity with Immanuel Kant and Paul de Man: Aesthetics, Epistemology, History and Politics 2005

  • This new wave, which has managed to allow the singularity (or indeed several singularities, which is another interesting point) to happen while managing to allow people to still be people, is good, and I'm enjoying it thoroughly.

    March 28th, 2005 2005

  • In fact, I think I was supposed to say "regarding 'the singularity,'" not "singularities"--I have this intuition that it's something you only talk about in the singular !

    linden blossoms, uncoupled from singularity asakiyume 2007

  • CHOPRA: No. In fact we know from science even as you and I speak right now, there are stars that are exhausting their thermonuclear energy, collapsing into black holes, which are called singularities, and exploding on the other side through wormholes into multiple universe.

    CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Deepak Chopra Discusses `How to Know God' - May 17, 2000 2000

  • One of the "wrinkles" in the mathematical model of cloaking is that the transformations that define the required material parameters have singularities, that is, points at which the transformations fail to exist or fail to have properties such as smoothness or boundness that are required to demonstrate cloaking.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • One of the "wrinkles" in the mathematical model of cloaking is that the transformations that define the required material parameters have singularities, that is, points at which the transformations fail to exist or fail to have properties such as smoothness or boundness that are required to demonstrate cloaking.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • One of the "wrinkles" in the mathematical model of cloaking is that the transformations that define the required material parameters have singularities, that is, points at which the transformations fail to exist or fail to have properties such as smoothness or boundness that are required to demonstrate cloaking.

    Research & Development Today's News 2009

  • One of the "wrinkles" in the mathematical model of cloaking is that the transformations that define the required material parameters have singularities, that is, points at which the transformations fail to exist or fail to have properties such as smoothness or boundness that are required to demonstrate cloaking.

    unknown title 2009

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