Noun

the state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual

* Addison

I took notice of this little figure for the singularity of the instrument.

* Sir Walter Raleigh

Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn.

a point where all parallel lines meet

a point where a measured variable reaches unmeasurable or infinite value

(mathematics) the value or range of values of a function for which a derivative does not exist

(physics) a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes

A proposed point in the technological future at which artificial intelligences become capable of augmenting and improving themselves, leading to an explosive growth in intelligence.

(obsolete) Anything singular, rare, or curious.

* Shakespeare

Your gallery Have we passed through, not without much content / In many singularities .

(obsolete) Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege, prerogative, or distinction.

* Hooker

No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of singularity [universal bishop].

* Bishop Pearson

Catholicism must be understood in opposition to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation.

(obsolete) celibacy

(Jeremy Taylor)

Noun

(en-noun)

The state of being actual or real.

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*(Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)

*:A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.

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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.

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A real entity, event or other fact.

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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:And to realities yield all her shows.

*(James Beattie) (1735-1803)

*:My neck may be an idea to you, but it is reality to me.

The entirety of all that is real.

An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.

(lb) Loyalty; devotion.

*(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)

*:To express our reality to the emperor.

Realty; real estate.