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singularitarian

UK/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊˌlæɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/US/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/

singularitarian is the alternative letter-case form of Singularitarian.

Noun capitalized: Singularitarian

Singularitarian (plural Singularitarians)

  1. (rare) Someone who supports the technological singularity theory.
    • 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...2018, Corey Pein, chapter VIII, in Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley, Metropolitan Books, →ISBN

Adjective capitalized: Singularitarian

Singularitarian (comparative more Singularitarian, superlative most Singularitarian)

  1. Relating to the technological singularity theory.
    • “The Coming Technological Singularity” has often been credited with launching a so-called Singularitarian movement.2010, Jonathon Keats, Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 142
    • 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.2018, Corey Pein, chapter VIII, in Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley, Metropolitan Books, →ISBN

Forms of singularitarian

Noun
pluralsingularitarians
pluralSingularitarians
alternative formsingularitarian
Adjective
comparativemore Singularitarian
superlativemost Singularitarian

Origin of singularitarian

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

Words formed from singularitarian

Words that rhyme with singularitarian

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Questions about singularitarian

What does singularitarian mean?
Singularitarian means someone who supports the technological singularity theory.
What is singularitarian the alternative letter-case form of?
Singularitarian is the alternative letter-case form of Singularitarian.
What part of speech is singularitarian?
Singularitarian can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce singularitarian?
Singularitarian is pronounced /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊˌlæɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of singularitarian?
The plural of singularitarian is singularitarians.

Words near singularitarian in the dictionary

  1. singularises
  2. singularising
  3. singularism
  4. singularist
  5. singularists
  6. singularitarian
  7. singularitarianism
  8. singularitarians
  9. singularities
  10. singularity
  11. singularization

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