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essence

[es-uhns] / ˈɛs əns /




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At its essence, AI sees patterns that defy human comprehension—and that of most other technologies—to quickly create powerful synthesized knowledge.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

In 1946, the wildly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős asked, in essence, how to place dots on a tabletop so that the greatest number of pairs of dots are the same distance apart.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

So it was you trying to learn this new thing while also holding on to your essence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

In essence, decades of market confidence that the U.S. would guarantee the free flow of energy and other commodities from the Persian Gulf has been toppled, said Bob McNally, president of Rapidan Energy Group.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

This is the essence of the Agricultural Revolution: the ability to keep more people alive under worse conditions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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