Artificiality
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| '''Artificial''' refers to something which is [[not natural]], often implying that it was [[manmade|created or manufactured by humans]]. | '''Artificial''' refers to something which is [[not natural]], often implying that it was [[manmade|created or manufactured by humans]]. | ||
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| + | Via Old French (French: ''artificiel''), from Latin ''artificialis'' from ''artificium'' (“skill”), from ''artifex'', from ''[[ars]]'' (“skill”), and ''-fex'', from ''[[facere]]'' (“to make”). | ||
| == Namesakes == | == Namesakes == | ||
| *''[[Artificial Paradises]]'' by Baudelaire | *''[[Artificial Paradises]]'' by Baudelaire | ||
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Artificial refers to something which is not natural, often implying that it was created or manufactured by humans.
Etymology
Via Old French (French: artificiel), from Latin artificialis from artificium (“skill”), from artifex, from ars (“skill”), and -fex, from facere (“to make”).
Namesakes
- Artificial Paradises by Baudelaire
See also
- Artificial insemination
- Artificial intelligence
- Artificial limb
- Cultural artifact
- Fake
- Faux
- Man-made
- Simulation
- Synthetic
- Tamagotchi
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