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exocortexes

exocortexes is the plural of exocortex.

Meaning of exocortex

Noun

exocortex (plural exocortexes or exocortices)

  1. A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
  2. A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes.
    • We will move from the neocortex into an exocortex that will give us a lot more capabilities: a superintelligence, probably.2020, Tina Woods, quoting José Cordeiro, Live Longer with AI […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 120

Questions about exocortexes

What is exocortexes the plural of?
Exocortexes is the plural of exocortex.

Words near exocortexes in the dictionary

  1. exocons
  2. exoconsciousness
  3. exoconsistencies
  4. exoconsistency
  5. exocortex
  6. exocortexes
  7. exocortical
  8. exocortices
  9. exocortis
  10. exocranial
  11. exocranially

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