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What IS a Point of Singularity?

Mister Nizz

I'll answer this anyway, since nobody cared to ask.

A singularity is a region of space-time in which gravitational forces are so strong that even general relativity, the well-proven gravitational theory of Einstein, and the best theory we have for describing the structure of the universe, breaks down there. A singularity marks a point where the curvature of space-time is infinite, or, in other words, it possesses zero volume and infinite density. General relativity demands that singularities arise under two circumstances.
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Attribution: StephenJayGould.org

Graphic Representation of a Singularity.  From Stephen J. Gould site

My use of the term references the astrophysical, not metaphysical interpertation of a singularity point. Why did I choose this? I dunno, I like the metaphor for Blogging being a black hole of activity, perhaps. I'm usually not that subtle.