variants
also linguistical
as in lexical
of or relating to words or language
the age at which children begin to acquire linguistic skills
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Recent Examples of linguistic
While Google Translate has long facilitated linguistic cross-pollination, a more subtle translation is needed now – one that transcends words and dives into the fabric of thoughts, feelings and aspirations.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But Anthropic’s finding raises the prospect that LLMs may one day not need unattainably vast quantities of linguistic data to perform capably and safely in these languages, so long as there is a critical mass big enough to map onto a model’s internal non-linguistic concepts.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
This approach enables the system to generate a detailed linguistic description of the environment—weather conditions, road and lane attributes and critical objects, including in rare long-tail scenarios.
—Xingjian "xj" Zhang, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Studies on notable representations in large-scale transformers examine how attention layers encode abstract linguistic and semantic structures.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But Anthropic’s finding raises the prospect that LLMs may one day not need unattainably vast quantities of linguistic data to perform capably and safely in these languages, so long as there is a critical mass big enough to map onto a model’s internal non-linguistic concepts.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
This approach enables the system to generate a detailed linguistic description of the environment—weather conditions, road and lane attributes and critical objects, including in rare long-tail scenarios.
—Xingjian "xj" Zhang, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Studies on notable representations in large-scale transformers examine how attention layers encode abstract linguistic and semantic structures.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for linguistic
Adjective
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But what obsessed me were the lyrics, which describe tragi-comically bleak scenes of contemporary abjection using language that felt borderline Shakespearean, tied up in elaborate rhyme schemes and tight lexical knots.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2025
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Russian speakers in the experiment proved faster than English speakers at distinguishing shades that corresponded to that lexical distinction.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The Hurricanes on Saturday received a verbal commitment from four-star cornerback Jontavius Wyman, flipping the Jonesboro, Georgia, native from the Georgia Bulldogs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2025
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Use clear verbal and written instructions for tasks.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Open, warm, and highly communicative, Chauffe, who performs as hemlock, has made a name for herself around the country by embracing a free-spirited and loose approach to her music and her everyday life.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Image The accusations, however, that the institution’s leaders are neither approachable nor communicative will linger after Mr. Hill’s departure.—
Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Linguistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/linguistic. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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