"artificial life" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} artificial life (uncountable)
  1. The simulation of any aspect of life. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-artificial_life-en-noun-sy46O4u0
  2. The study of synthetic systems that behave like living organisms, whether mirror life, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, or otherwise. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: synthetic biology Translations (study of synthetic systems that behave like living organisms): umělý život [masculine] (Czech), keinoelämä (Finnish), tekoelämä (Finnish), künstliches Leben [neuter] (German), gawa-gawang buhay (Tagalog), suni hayat (Turkish), yapay hayat (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-artificial_life-en-noun-gctieZKI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Systems theory Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Systems theory: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'study of synthetic systems that behave like living organisms': 1 99

Alternative forms

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