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gravitational singularity

noun

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  1. A location where the quantities that are used to measure the gravitational field become…

    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.

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