Question

Using context clues from the passage, explain what the technical term singularity means.

Answer 1

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According to the passage, a singularity is a single point of densely packed matter that sits at the center of a black hole. In other words, there's a lot of matter packed really tightly together, making it really heavy. This heavy bunch of matter is squished into the tiny space at the middle of a black hole.

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Answer 2

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The technological singularity—also, simply, the singularity—is a hypothetical future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable changes to human civilization.

Explanation:

According to the passage, a singularity is a single point of densely packed matter that sits at the center of a black hole. In other words, there's a lot of matter packed really tightly together, making it really heavy. This heavy bunch of matter is squished into the tiny space at the middle of a black hole.