adaptive
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To achieve that, humanoid robots need “perception, reasoning, and adaptive behavior.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Four-time world champion adaptive surfer Llywelyn Williams says losing his leg as a teenager elevated his life.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“If you have an adaptive adversary, it’s the speed of iteration and the rate of learning that matter, rather than the technology per se,” Mosley added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The city of Los Angeles also recently streamlined its adaptive reuse rules to make it easier to convert office buildings to housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
“All right, so, B. cepacia is a hardy bacterium. It’s so adaptive that it actually feeds on penicillin instead of being attacked by it. So our first line of defense is...”
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
Vocabulary lists containing adaptive
30 GRE Words Beginning with "A"
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