perceptronium
A hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivityA hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivity.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivity.
Origin
Coined by the physicist Max Tegmark, from perceptron + -ium.Coined by the physicist Max Tegmark, from perceptron + -ium.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcomputronium
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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