Artificial
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Artificial refers to something which is not natural. Its original sense, related to artifact and artifice, refers to a product of human endeavor; a more English synonym is man-made. It is also used, however, to mean false, a substitute for the real thing, as in artificial turf or artificial sweetener.
Examples of the proper use (or its metaphorical extensions) include:
- Artificial chemistry
- Artificial consciousness
- Artificial creation
- Artificial flavor
- Artificial heart
- Artificial immune system
- Artificial insemination
- Artificial intelligence
- Artificial intelligence systems integration
- Artificial island
- Artificial life
- Artificial limb
- Artificial organ
- Artificial powered exoskeleton
- Artificial society