gravitational singularity
noun1
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A location where the quantities that are used to measure the gravitational field become infinite in a way that does not depend on the coordinate system.
- Seen as a central metaphor, a gravitational singularity is a (theoretical) point at the centre of black holes at which quantities that are otherwise meaningful (e.g., density and spacetime curvature) become infinite, or rather meaningless.2013, Amnon H. Eden, James H. Moor, Johnny H. Soraker, Eric Steinhart, chapter 1, in Singularity Hypotheses: A Scientific and Philosophical Assessment, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 5:
- Synonyms
- spacetime singularity
- Related terms
- technological singularity