black box

Example Sentences

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Many simulations simplify chips as "black boxes" because of computational limits, but access to thousands of GPUs allowed the researchers to model the actual physical structure and behavior of the device.

From Science Daily

“The concerns are because it’s such a black box,” said Bobby Reddy, a professor of corporate law and governance at the University of Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Imagine opening a black box, only to find 5,000 more black boxes inside.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Venezuela was a black box. It is a territory in which we have blinded ourselves,” says Fulton Armstrong, a former CIA analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite multiple searches, including the largest in aviation history, neither the aircraft, passengers nor black boxes have ever been found.

From Barron's