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electron gap

electron gap proper noun: the perceived superiority in the 21st century of the amount of affordable electricity available in China in comparison with such capacity in the United States, a gap that began to matter strategically in the mid-2020s as AI adoption in commerce and defense was accelerating.

Proper noun

the electron gap

  1. (US) The perceived superiority in the 21st century of the amount of affordable electricity available in China in comparison with such capacity in the United States, a gap that began to matter strategically in the mid-2020s as AI adoption in commerce and defense was accelerating.

Origin of electron gap

Modeled after missile gap and bomber gap, which held analogous mindshare in the 1950s.

Questions about electron gap

What does electron gap mean?
Electron gap means the perceived superiority in the 21st century of the amount of affordable electricity available in China in comparison with such capacity in the United States, a gap that began to matter strategically in the mid-2020s as AI adoption in commerce and defense was accelerating.
What part of speech is electron gap?
Electron gap is a proper noun.

Words near electron gap in the dictionary

  1. electron crystals
  2. electron densities
  3. electron density
  4. electron donor
  5. electron donors
  6. electron gap
  7. electron gun
  8. electron guns
  9. electron hole
  10. electron holes
  11. electron micrograph

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