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technological singularity

UK/ˌtɛknəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjʊˈlæɹɪti/US/ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/

technological singularity 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.

Noun

technological singularity (plural technological singularities)

  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.
    • 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?2015, Murray Shanahan, The Technological Singularity, MIT Press, →ISBN, page xx

Synonyms of technological singularity

Forms of technological singularity

pluraltechnological singularities

Origin of technological singularity

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.

Questions about technological singularity

What does technological singularity mean?
Technological singularity means 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.
What part of speech is technological singularity?
Technological singularity is a noun.
How do you pronounce technological singularity?
Technological singularity is pronounced /ˌtɛknəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩ ˌsɪŋɡjəˈlɛɹɪti/ (US).
What is the plural of technological singularity?
The plural of technological singularity is technological singularities.

Words near technological singularity in the dictionary

  1. technoliterary
  2. technoliterate
  3. technologic
  4. technological
  5. technological singularities
  6. technological singularity
  7. technological unemployment
  8. technological universities
  9. technological university
  10. technologically
  11. technologies

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