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science fiction

[sahy-uhns fik-shuhn] / ˈsaɪ əns ˈfɪk ʃən /
NOUN
literary fantasy about future
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The promise of replicating a future previously only really witnessed in science fiction has also helped fuel investment in more than a dozen startups working on humanoid robots.

From MarketWatch

The promise of replicating a future previously only really witnessed in science fiction has also helped fuel investment in more than a dozen startups working on humanoid robots.

From MarketWatch

Once the stuff of science fiction, quantum computing established itself in 2025 as a serious, if loss-making, corner of the stock market.

From Barron's

Its upcoming home robot, named after the science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, will cost more because it will be mobile with wheels and have other premium features.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s right, it sounds like science fiction, but AI computers in orbit powered by the sun might be a lower-cost way of getting answers from chatbots or training cars to drive themselves.

From Barron's