cosmic singularity
nounEtymology From cosmic (“outer space”) + singularity (“discontinuity”).
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A point of infinite positive spacetime curvature because of an infinite gravitational field
- Synonyms
- spacetime singularity, space-time singularity, gravitational singularity
- Related terms
- Big Bang Singularity, big bang singularity, Big Crunch Singularity, big crunch singularity, final singularity, initial singularity, naked singularity, event horizon
- Hypernyms
- singularity, cosmic topological defect
- Coordinate terms
- black hole, cosmic string, domain wall, white hole, worm hole