omega point
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A maximal level of complexity in the universe, often equated with the Christian God, which some philosophers believe is inevitable.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Omega Point.
noun
A well-defined point outside the hyperbolic plane.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Omega Point (“maximal level of complexity in the universe, associated with the idea of God”).
Example Sentences
- "We may hope that the intelligence at the omega point will consist of our descendants. That is to say, of our intellectual descendants, since our present physical forms could not survive near the omega point."
- "[Philip] Goff likens this scenario to the visions of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the French Jesuit priest who, as we've seen, prophesied the coming Omega Point and inspired aspects of transhumanism."
- "To begin, let AB be a given segment, and l and m be sensed parallel lines with shared omega point Ω."
Etymology
The use of omega to refer to the concept was originated by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, in reference to it being the final letter of the Greek alphabet; see alpha and omega.