Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartpole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cart-pole
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inverted pendulum whose pivot point can be moved along a track to maintain balance

Example Sentences

"Using the same learning algorithm, network architecture and hyper-parameters, our algorithm robustly solves more than 20 simulated physics tasks, including classic problems such as cartpole swing-up, dexterous manipulation, legged locomotion and car driving."

Etymology

From cart + pole, representing the pendulum as an upright pole balancing on top of a moving cart.

Inflected Forms

cartpoles (plural)

Questions

What does cartpole mean?: An inverted pendulum whose pivot point can be moved along a track to maintain balance
Where does cartpole come from?: From cart + pole, representing the pendulum as an upright pole balancing on top of a moving cart.

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