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Coined by the physicist Max Tegmark, from perceptron + -ium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivity. Full definition →
Coined by the physicist Max Tegmark, from perceptron + -ium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.