exocortex

English

Etymology

From exo- +‎ cortex.

Noun

exocortex (plural exocortexes or exocortices)

  1. (botany) A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
  2. A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes.
    • 2020, Tina Woods, quoting José Cordeiro, Live Longer with AI […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 120:
      We will move from the neocortex into an exocortex that will give us a lot more capabilities: a superintelligence, probably.

Romanian

Etymology

From exo- +‎ cortex.

Noun

exocortex n (plural exocortexuri)

  1. exocortex

Declension

Declension of exocortex
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative exocortex exocortexul exocortexuri exocortexurile
genitive-dative exocortex exocortexului exocortexuri exocortexurilor
vocative exocortexule exocortexurilor

References

  • exocortex in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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