单词 | supertask |
释义 | > as lemmassupertask supertask n. Brit. /ˈsuːpətɑːsk/ , /ˈsuːpətask/ , /ˈsjuːpətɑːsk/ , /ˈsjuːpətask/ , U.S. /ˈsupərˌtæsk/ (a) a very difficult or ambitious task; (also) a task consisting of a number of smaller or subordinate ones; (b) Philosophy a task (paradoxically) consisting of an infinite number of steps to be carried out within a finite period of time.ΚΠ 1912 Mining & Sci. Press 4 May 617/2 To successfully develop a new form of government under such a financial load is surely a super-task, calling for super-men. 1954 J. F. Thomson in Analysis 15 2 Let us say, for brevity, that a man who has completed all of an infinite number of tasks (of some given kind) has completed a super-task (of some associated kind). 2002 J. Tilly & E. M. Burke Ant 251 Some seemingly duplicate tasks will be consolidated into one supertask. 2010 N. Huggett Everywhere & Everywhen ii. 21 The staccato run does not provide support for the Zenoan opponent of supertasks, since it is a supertask that can be completed. < as lemmas |
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