# Singularity

Singularity or singular point may refer to:

## Science, technology, and mathematics
### 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

### 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

## Arts and entertainment
### 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
* Singularity, a 2023 novel by Jeremy Robinson, which is the finale of the "Infinite Timeline"
* The Singularity, Anne Milano Appel's 2024 English translation of Dino Buzzati's 1960 novel Il grande ritratto (Larger than Life)

### Music
#### 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
* Singularity (Lead album), 2020 album

#### Songs

* "Singularity" (song), performed by V of the South Korean group BTS from their 2018 album Love Yourself: Tear
* "Singularity", by Believer on the 1993 album Dimensions
* "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

#### 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