Dwight :

The only place I have encountered the use of the word/concept singularity is in quantum physics by Stephen Hawking.




So I looked it up and :

Singularity may refer to:

mathematical singularity - a point where a mathematical function goes to infinity or is in certain other ways ill-behaved.

gravitational singularity (physics) - an infinity occurring in an astrophysical model, involving infinite curvature (a mathematical singularity) in the space/time continuum, namely black holes, white holes and worm holes.

technological singularity - a theoretical point in the development of a scientific civilization at which technological progress accelerates into infinity or beyond prediction. This is believed to occur when artificial intelligence or intelligence amplification reaches a certain level.

Singularity (operating system) - an operating system research project by Microsoft.