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Definitions for general-purpose
gen·er·al-pur·pose

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. general-purpose, all-purposeadjective

    not limited in use or function

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  1. general-purposeadjective

    for general purposes; all-purpose

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of general-purpose in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of general-purpose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of general-purpose in a Sentence

  1. Demis Hassabis:

    While games are the perfect platform for developing and testing AI algorithms quickly and efficiently, ultimately we want to apply these techniques to important real world problems, because the methods we’ve used are general purpose, our hope is that one day they could be extended to help us address some of society’s toughest and most pressing problems – from medical diagnostics, to climate modeling to smart phone assistance. We’re excited to see what we can use this technology to tackle next.

  2. Demis Hassabis:

    The ultimate aim is to use these general-purpose technologies and apply them to all sorts of important real world problems.

  3. Jake Auchincloss:

    I’m the youngest parent in the Democratic caucus, AI is going to be part of my life and it could be a general purpose technology for my children.

  4. North Tarrant Express:

    NTE NTE35W maintenance crews started pre-treating the corridors on Tuesday morning in anticipation of inclement weather, and have been treating continuously as they monitor the roadway, we will continue treating the highways through the weekend and into next week, as long as the storm is active. Our crews treat the entire corridor, managed lanes, general purpose lanes, frontage roads and ramps.


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