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"word": "особая точка"
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "point where infinite value is reached",
"word": "singularita"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "point where infinite value is reached",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularnost"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "point where infinite value is reached",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "singularitet"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qíyìdiǎn",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "奇異點 /奇异点"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qídiǎn",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "奇點 /奇点"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singulariteit"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "singulaarsus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "erikoispiste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Singularität"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singolarità"
},
{
"alt": "とくいてん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tokuiten",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "特異点"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "siñulärlyq",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "сингулярлық"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularitate"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "singuljárnostʹ",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сингуля́рность"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"word": "singularita"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "mathematics: value for which a derivative does not exist",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hynodyn"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "singulyarutʻyun",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "սինգուլյարություն"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularitat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qíyìdiǎn",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "奇異點 /奇异点"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qídiǎn",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "奇點 /奇点"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularita"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singulariteit"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "singulaarsus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "singulariteetti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularité"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "singularoba",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "სინგულარობა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Singularität"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singolarità"
},
{
"alt": "とくいてん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tokuiten",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "特異点"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "siñulärlyq",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "сингулярлық"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "osobliwość"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularidade"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularitate"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "singuljárnostʹ",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сингуля́рность"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "singularita"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularnost"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "singularidad"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "singularitet"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "tekillik"
},
{
"alt": "點奇異",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "physics: point of infinite density",
"word": "điểm kì dị"
}
],
"word": "singularity"
}
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