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In Engineering , a mechanical Singularity is a position or configuration of a Mechanism or a Machine where the subsequent behaviour cannot be predicted, or the forces or other physical quantities involved become infinite or Nondeterministic .

When the underlaying engineering equations of a mechanism or machine are evaluated at the singular configuration (if any exists), then those equations exhibit Mathematical Singularity .

Examples of mechanical singularities are Gimbal Lock , and the wobbly, chaotic motion of excessively tall flagpoles or chimneys right before collapse.