Positronic
/pɒz.ɪˈtɹɒn.ɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to positrons. not-comparable
"The element bombarded should be of high isotopic content, and should not give any other positronic radioelement whose lifetime is comparable to the one looked for."
- 2 Of or pertaining to a supposed analogue of electronics using positrons not-comparable
"By exact count, there are seventy-five thousand, two hundred and thirty-four operations necessary for the manufacture of a single positronic brain."
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More examples"This android has a positronic brain."
Etymology
From positron + -ic. The science fiction sense was coined by American science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941 in his short story "Liar!".