Supertask

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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