namesake

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Long before the modern GPU, computer-science legends like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon — the namesake of Anthropic’s large language model — used chess to model human logic and cognition.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

A tiny parasitic wasp - the Attenboroughnculus tau - was also named in his honour, although it is far from his first fauna namesake.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

He took his oath with his hand on a book of poems by the city’s namesake, Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier, that belonged to the council’s sole remaining white person, Republican Cathy Warner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The growth was partially offset by a 21% decline in adjusted revenue for Cigna’s namesake segment, which provides medical plans and other benefits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Stonesnake moved as fast as his namesake, leaping down on the wildlings in a rain of pebbles.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin