macroscopic
adjective
mac·ro·scop·ic
ˌma-krə-ˈskä-pik 
1
: observable by the naked eye
2
: involving large units or elements
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The macroscopic viewpoint requires us to think of this matter in two broad realms:
(1) Non-sentient AI
(2) Sentient AI
All of today’s AI is non-sentient.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Boltzmann distinguished the microscopic properties of molecules, such as their individual locations and velocities, from bulk macroscopic properties of a gas like temperature and pressure.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
And second, the charge carrier density of undoped, macroscopic graphene sheets is relatively low.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
No new matter or energy appears at the macroscopic level in emergent systems that isn’t there microscopically, of course.
—Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Boltzmann distinguished the microscopic properties of molecules, such as their individual locations and velocities, from bulk macroscopic properties of a gas like temperature and pressure.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
And second, the charge carrier density of undoped, macroscopic graphene sheets is relatively low.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
No new matter or energy appears at the macroscopic level in emergent systems that isn’t there microscopically, of course.
—Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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macroscopic
adjective
mac·ro·scop·ic
ˌmak-rə-ˈskäp-ik
: large enough to be observed by the naked eye
macroscopic animals
Medical Definition
macroscopic
adjective
mac·ro·scop·ic
ˌmak-rə-ˈskäp-ik
: large enough to be observed by the naked eye compare microscopic sense 2, submicroscopic, ultramicroscopic sense 1
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