Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mechanical sympathy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: me-chan-i-cal sym-pa-thy
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The concept that someone can use a tool or system most effectively when they have a deep understanding of how it works.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Together, we developed a sense of what the A.I. could do. Ben, who had more experience with it than I did, seemed able to get more out of it in a stroke. As he later put it, his own neural network had begun to align with GPT-4's. I would have said that he had achieved mechanical sympathy."

Etymology

Coined by Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mechanical sympathy mean?: The concept that someone can use a tool or system most effectively when they have a deep understanding of how it works.
Where does mechanical sympathy come from?: Coined by Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart.

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