Supertask
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quantifiably infinite number of operations that occur sequentially within a finite interval of time.
"One might object that this scenario is truly a fiction, but the recent literature on supertasks shows that, although their reality is definitely still not established, at least its plausibility can be argued for."
Example
More examples"One might object that this scenario is truly a fiction, but the recent literature on supertasks shows that, although their reality is definitely still not established, at least its plausibility can be argued for."
Etymology
From super- + task.
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