questionposter Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I think on my graphing calculator that I somehow accidentally did an intersection on an asymtote or the actual line that represents "undefined" and the calculator said "ERR: SINGULARITY". What does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematic Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I suggest you consult the manual for the calculator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrRocket Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I suggest you consult the manual for the calculator. Better yet analyze the specific problem and understand it without an electronic crutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatfaal Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) I think on my graphing calculator that I somehow accidentally did an intersection on an asymtote or the actual line that represents "undefined" and the calculator said "ERR: SINGULARITY". What does that mean? In mathematics, a singularity is in general a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined, or a point of an exceptional set where it fails to be well-behaved in some particular way, such as differentiability. See Singularity theory for general discussion of the geometric theory, which only covers some aspects. Mathematical Singularity You were asking the calculator to do something not possible - and it responded with an accurate error message Edited December 23, 2011 by imatfaal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionposter Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Mathematical Singularity You were asking the calculator to do something not possible - and it responded with an accurate error message I guess I get why the calculator said it, but I don't get what a singularity is in geometry. Why is that a manifold failing? Is a string not suppose to fold in on itself with only two dimensions? What about waves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neptyoon Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) I think on my graphing calculator that I somehow accidentally did an intersection on an asymtote or the actual line that represents "undefined" and the calculator said "ERR: SINGULARITY". What does that mean? i believe your equation opened a small black hole that has begun to suck the Universe down to a highly fused, indivisible entity. See if you can find the inverse of the equation to get the Universe expanding again. Thanks. Edited December 27, 2011 by Neptyoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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