Decel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdiː.sɛl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decel is a noun meaning (colloquial) Clipping of deceleration.
Meaning
(colloquial) Clipping of deceleration.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Synonym of decelerationist.
Example Sentences
Beginning in summer 2022, such posters shared manifestos of an “e/acc” ideology squarely opposed to A.I. fearmongerers like the effective altruists and their fellow “decels” (aka “decelerationists”).
Mountainhead plays out less like a drama between four tenuously connected, very rich friends, and more like a random word generator of tech and finance bro jargon – decel (deceleration, as in AI), p(doom) (the probability of an AI apocalypse), first principles.
Word Forms
- decels
Synonyms for decel
Depending on context, synonyms include decelerationist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deceleration, slowdown, accel, degringolade, stoop, skidding.
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