English Explanatory Dictionary

technological singularity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/ /ˌtɛknəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlæɹɪti/

Word forms

technological singularity technological singularities

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.

Synonyms

singularity Kurzweil singularity

Related words

posthumanism transhumanism Omega Point
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