"cosmic singularity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cosmic singularities [plural]
Etymology: From cosmic (“outer space”) + singularity (“discontinuity”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cosmic|singularity|gloss1=outer space|gloss2=discontinuity}} cosmic (“outer space”) + singularity (“discontinuity”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cosmic singularity (plural cosmic singularities)
  1. A point of infinite positive spacetime curvature because of an infinite gravitational field Wikipedia link: en:cosmic singularity Categories (topical): Black holes Synonyms: spacetime singularity, space-time singularity, gravitational singularity Hypernyms: singularity, cosmic topological defect Related terms: naked singularity, initial singularity, big bang singularity (english: generic), Big Bang Singularity [specific], Big Crunch Singularity [specific], big crunch singularity (english: generic), final singularity, event horizon Coordinate_terms: black hole, white hole, worm hole, domain wall, cosmic string
    Sense id: en-cosmic_singularity-en-noun-S7KkC66c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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