Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swarm intelligence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: swar-m in-tel-li-gence
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, whether natural or artificial.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swarm intelligences (plural)

Synonyms

SI hivemind

Questions

What does swarm intelligence mean?: The collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, whether natural or artificial.
Where does swarm intelligence come from?: Introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems.

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