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Which meaning of Singularity is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Gravitational singularity came first (c. 1916). Technological singularity arrived in 1993. The data below shows which one owns the word now.
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Gravitational singularityTechnological singularity
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Original · c. 1916
Gravitational singularity
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Duplicate · c. 1993
Technological singularity
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