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parallelism

[par-uh-le-liz-uhm, -luh-liz-] / ˈpær ə lɛˌlɪz əm, -ləˌlɪz- /


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With ultimate parallelism at its core, this technology could dramatically expand the capabilities of AI systems, enabling them to handle complex tasks with lightning speed and exceptional accuracy, Bae said.

From Science Daily Nov. 30, 2023

The team anticipates further enhancement in computing parallelism in the future, by exploiting more degrees of freedom of light, such as polarization and mode multiplexing.

From Science Daily Oct. 19, 2023

“There is no hard and fast rule on number of reiterations needed to produce retention. Concise, vividly phrased messages that employ parallelism and alliteration are more readily remembered.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

There’s a satisfying parallelism to the dynamics between the two pairs — the chemistry, the witty repartee, the heartbreak one character offers, intentionally or unintentionally, to another.

From New York Times Oct. 3, 2022

Figures of antithesis or parallelism may serve to frame or advance an argument; apoplanesis* to avoid one.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

"We are talking about people who did not simply draw lines, but organized them according to recurring principles -- parallelisms, grids, rotations and systematic repetitions: a visual grammar in embryo."

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

I think any good historian should eschew simple parallelisms, but I think, in this instance, there actually is a pertinent historical lesson.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2016

I am faced with page after page of alleged parallelisms of phraseology.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under Mussolini, his gift for such parallelisms led first to his "quarantine" in Italy, then his expulsion.

From Time Magazine Archive

But first we must observe how the more remarkable things occurring in the New Testament were foretold by types, images, parallelisms, and distinct prophecies in the Old.

From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Thomas W. Allies




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