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nonsingular

nonsingular

8.6
A shape or surface with no sharp points that does not cross itself
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈsɪŋɡjʊlər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : suave
  • The mathematician proved that the surface was nonsingular throughout its entire domain.

Examples

  • After checking the graph, she confirmed it was nonsingular with no sharp points or breaks.

  • The curve is nonsingular and flows smoothly.

  • A nonsingular matrix is essential for solving certain systems of equations.

  • A nonsingular function has no points of failure.

  • The mathematician proved that the surface was nonsingular throughout its entire domain.

  • After checking the graph, she confirmed it was nonsingular with no sharp points or breaks.

  • A nonsingular matrix is essential for solving certain systems of equations.

Synonyms

nondegenerate
vsnonsingular
  • Specialized
8.9

A case or shape that keeps its important parts and is not too simple

is about smoothness and absence of problematic points rather than preserved complexity

Compounds

nonsingular matrix
  • Specialized
8.0

A square table of numbers that you can undo by multiplying with another table

Surface Forms

nonsingular positive

Morphology

nonsingular = singular (transparent) = non + singular

Regular negation by 'non-' of the technical adjective 'singular' (here meaning having singularities); the morphological relation is clear even if the geometric sense is specialized.

Etymology

The word nonsingular is made from non- 'not' and singular 'special' or 'standing out'. In geometry and algebra a nonsingular object has no 'special' bad points, so it is smooth and behaves in a regular way.