state of the art

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state of the art

noun state-of-the-art

  1. uncountable The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. The foregoing may be considered to present perhaps a very gloomy outlook both for the would-be inventor, the actual patentee, or for those having capital invested in a patent, since it is easy to see that it is quite impossible in the ordinary run of cases fully to ascertain beyond peradventure that

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adjective more state of the art · most state of the art · state-of-the-art

  1. At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge. state-of-the-art technology

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adj at the highest level of development

Españolde última tecnología/generación, al estado del arte, lo último en, lo más novedoso en
한국어최신 choesin, 첨단 cheomdan
中文前沿 qiányán, 尖端 jiānduān
हिन्दीअत्याधुनिक atyādhunik
Portuguêsde última tecnologia, de ponta, top de linha
Françaisdernier cri, de pointe, nec plus ultra
Deutschmodernst
Italianodi ultima generazione, allo stato dell'arte
Русскийсовреме́нный sovreménnyj, нове́йший novéjšij, по после́днему сло́ву po poslédnemu slóvu

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@misc{state_of_the_art_2026,
  title = {state of the art},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/state%20of%20the%20art},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}