Definitions for sophistication
səˌfɪs tɪˈkeɪ ʃənso·phis·ti·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. edification, sophisticationnoun

   uplifting enlightenment

2. sophism, sophistry, sophisticationnoun

   a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

3. sophisticationnoun

   being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject

   "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"

4. sophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanitynoun

   the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

5. sophisticationnoun

   falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies

   "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 4 votes

1. sophisticationnoun

   Enlightenment or education.

2. sophisticationnoun

   Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.

3. sophisticationnoun

   Deceptive logic; sophistry.

4. sophisticationnoun

   Falsification or contamination.

5. sophisticationnoun

   Complexity

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sophisticationnoun

   Adulteration; not genuineness.

   Etymology: sophistication, Fr. from sophisticate.

   Sophistication is the act of counterfeiting or adulterating any thing with what is not so good, for the sake of unlawful gain. John Quincy.

   The drugs and simples sold in shops, generally are adulterated by the fraudulent avarice of the sellers, especially if the preciousness may make their sophistication very beneficial. Boyle.

   Besides easy submission to sophistications of sense, we have inability to prevent the miscarriages of our junior reasons. Joseph Glanvill.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sophistication

   Sophistication has come to mean a few things, but its original uses were a pejorative, derived from sophist, and included the idea of admixture or adulteration. Today, as researched by Faye Hammill, it is common as a measure of refinement—displaying good taste, wisdom and subtlety rather than crudeness, stupidity and vulgarity. In the perception of social class, sophistication can be linked with concepts such as status, privilege and superiority.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sophistication

   Sophistication refers to the quality of being worldly-wise, refined, cultured, complex, or intricate. It includes possessing a wide range of knowledge, understanding, and experience, often in relation to social customs, art, literature, and other forms of high culture. Sophistication can also refer to the complexity or intricacy of a system, structure, or method.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sophisticationnoun

   the act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs

2. Etymology: [Cf. LL. sophisticatio, F. sophistication.]

Matched Categories

1. • Enlightenment
   • Expertness
   • Falsification

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sophistication in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sophistication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sophistication in a Sentence

1. Shlomo Kramer:

   Today, it's nation state attacks on critical infrastructure and organized crime attacks on financial assets. This requires much more sophistication.

2. Abraham Myerson:

   Society expects man to be a passive social animal who believes like the People of the Field in "Jurgen" that "to do what you always have done" and "what is expected of you" are the twin rules of life. This, is course, is not true. The wanton crucifixion of impulses, the unnecessary blocking and frustration of the drives and urges, are an evil that reflects itself in sophistication, ennui and boredom, dissatisfaction, melancholy, fatigue, anxiety and neurosis.

3. James Scott:

   We have the technical sophistication of Tinker Toy’s protecting the IoT microcosms of America’s health sector organizations.

4. Wilfred Wong:

   China has clearly advanced from 10 years ago with the explosive growth of its market. Its films - special effects, blockbusters - have developed in line with increasing sophistication and demand in the entertainment sector.

5. James Scott:

   I don’t care how secure you think your organization is, I’ll social engineer my way inside in less than 24 hours regardless of the sophistication of your IoT microcosm security. Whatever obstacles I run into exploiting your technical vulnerabilities will be made up for by exploiting the vulnerabilities in the cyber hygiene of your staff.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sophistication
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sophistication
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=sophistication
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophistication
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sophistication