anthropomorphic
Example Sentences
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“We deliberately avoided doing anything that made the robot sort of anthropomorphic,” he said.
Other anthropomorphic measures -- including waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and waist-to-hip ratio -- can provide additional insight by distinguishing fat mass from muscle and identifying abdominal fat linked to disease risk.
From Science Daily
There’s an obvious objection to all this: It sounds as if we’re naively personifying a giant math problem, mistaking statistical patterns for sentience—falling for the oldest anthropomorphic error in the book.
This deeply researched study examines how AI systems create “abstract people”: statistical confections, subject profiles and anthropomorphic personages that increasingly substitute for humans in digital environments.
From Los Angeles Times
Notre Dame’s boycott could also be seen as a shot across the bow at the Pop-Tart, the breakfast treat and creepy anthropomorphic sponsor of the runner-up bowl which wanted to host the Irish.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
