Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singularitarian

/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gu-lar-i-tar-i-an
IPA: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/

16

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Singularitarian.

noun

Someone who supports the technological singularity theory.

adj

Relating to the technological singularity theory.

Example Sentences

"Rather, Kurzweil writes, he became a Singularitarian as a result of “practical” efforts to make “optimal tactical decisions in launching technology enterprises.” Startups showed him the way! Being a Singularitarian, Kurzweil claims, “is not a matter of faith but one of understanding.” This is a refrain Singularitarians share with Scientologists, for L. Ron Hubbard always marketed his doctrines as “technology”."
"“The Coming Technological Singularity” has often been credited with launching a so-called Singularitarian movement."
"There was always something fundamentally misanthropic about the Singularitarian vision, with its drive for the elimination of the body and its echoes of Christian millenarianism."

Etymology

From Singularity + -arian, popularized by Ray Kurzweil who credits the term to the extropian Mark Plus (1991).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Singularity

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/
British English: /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊˌlæɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

singularitarians (plural) more Singularitarian (comparative) most Singularitarian (superlative)

Derived Forms

Singularitarianism

Rhymes With

non-proletarian pseudo-riparian super-centenarian wiktionarian nontrinitarian tricenarian denarian lactoovovegetarian formicarian malabarian antitotalitarian baudelairean

Questions

How do you pronounce singularitarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/.
What does singularitarian mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Singularitarian.
Where does singularitarian come from?: From Singularity + -arian, popularized by Ray Kurzweil who credits the term to the extropian Mark Plus (1991).

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