Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technological singularity

/ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: tech-no-log-i-cal sin-gu-lar-i-ty
IPA: /ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/

36

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

9

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.

Example Sentences

"For the consequences for humanity, if a technological singularity did indeed occur, would be seismic. What are these potentially seismic consequences? What sort of world, what sort of universe, might come into being if a technological singularity does occur?"

Etymology

Popularized by Vernor Vinge in 1993, by analogy to the gravitational singularity in black holes, where the conventional laws of science are thought to no longer apply, resulting in a breakdown of predictability.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/
British English: /ˌtɛknəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlæɹɪti/

Inflected Forms

technological singularities (plural)

Phrases

Omega Point

Frequently Paired Words

posthumanism transhumanism Omega Point

Synonyms

singularity Kurzweil singularity

Questions

How do you pronounce technological singularity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/.
What does technological singularity mean?: A hypothetical future event in human history caused by the ever-increasing ability of new technology to speed up the rate at which new technology is developed.
Where does technological singularity come from?: Popularized by Vernor Vinge in 1993, by analogy to the gravitational singularity in black holes, where the conventional laws of science are thought to no longer apply, resulting in a breakdown of predictability.

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