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von Neumann probe

von Neumann probe noun: a von Neumann machine, or machine capable of self-replication, that is sent on interstellar voyages to investigate or terraform.

Noun

von Neumann probe (plural von Neumann probes)

  1. A von Neumann machine, or machine capable of self-replication, that is sent on interstellar voyages to investigate or terraform.

Forms of von Neumann probe

pluralvon Neumann probes

Questions about von Neumann probe

What does von Neumann probe mean?
Von Neumann probe means a von Neumann machine, or machine capable of self-replication, that is sent on interstellar voyages to investigate or terraform.
What part of speech is von Neumann probe?
Von Neumann probe is a noun.
What is the plural of von Neumann probe?
The plural of von Neumann probe is von Neumann probes.

Words near von Neumann probe in the dictionary

  1. von Neumann machines
  2. von Neumann neighborhood
  3. von Neumann neighborhoods
  4. von Neumann neighbourhood
  5. von Neumann neighbourhoods
  6. von Neumann probe
  7. von Neumann probes
  8. von Neumann stability analyses
  9. von Neumann stability analysis
  10. von Neumann's inequality
  11. von Neumannian

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