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singularitarian

noun
/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊˌlæɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/UK/ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/US

Etymology

From Singularity + -arian, popularized by Ray Kurzweil who credits the term to the extropian Mark Plus (1991).

  1. derived from singulāris
  2. derived from singulāritās
  3. derived from singularité
  4. inherited from singularite
  5. suffixed as singularitarian — “Singularity + arian”

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Singularitarian.

  2. Someone who supports the technological singularity theory.

  3. Relating to the technological singularity theory.

    • “The Coming Technological Singularity” has often been credited with launching a so-called Singularitarian movement.
    • There was always something fundamentally misanthropic about the Singularitarian vision, with its drive for the elimination of the body and its echoes of Christian millenarianism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA