general-purpose

adjective

gen·er·al-pur·pose ˈjen-rəl-ˈpər-pəs

ˈje-nə-

Synonyms of general-purpose next

: suitable to be used for two or more basic purposes

Examples of general-purpose in a Sentence

a general-purpose glue for routine household repairs

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Energy efficiency can also be improved, while performance can also be optimized better compared to general-purpose GPUs provided by the likes of Nvidia and AMD. —

Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Kant said, basically, that the most general-purpose LLMs essentially are hitting a wall in terms of scaling. —

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024 The display and controls are directly connected to the microcontroller using general-purpose input/output pins, while the TEF6686 receiver chip is controlled via commands sent over a serial I2C interface. —

IEEE Spectrum, 28 Nov. 2024 Large language models are known for their versatility but can be challenged in certain use cases by their general-purpose approach and susceptibility to hallucinations. —

Patrick (pj) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for general-purpose

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general-purpose was in 1894

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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general-purpose. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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