Perceptronium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Perceptronium is a noun meaning A hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivity.
Meaning
A hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivity.
Example Sentences
Max Tegmark, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Physics (he also spoke at the New York event), has proposed that there is a state of matter — like solid, liquid and gas — that he calls perceptronium: atoms arranged so they can process information and give rise to subjectivity.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include psychon, protomatter, psychoplasm, perceptum, apperception, subject.
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