as in unlimited
not limited or specialized in application or purpose
a general-purpose glue for routine household repairs
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Recent Examples of general-purpose
Small models are not used as general-purpose tools like their larger cousins.
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Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
Even university-level mathematics, an area that most LLMs are expected to handle, is not assessed well by general-purpose benchmarks.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Off in its own corner is a company called D-Wave, which makes hardware that relies on quantum effects to perform calculations, but isn't a general-purpose quantum computer.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the unique demands of medical coding present challenges that general-purpose LLMs aren't equipped to solve effectively.
—Sameer Ather, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Stephen Ornes, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
Even university-level mathematics, an area that most LLMs are expected to handle, is not assessed well by general-purpose benchmarks.
—Olga Megorskaya, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Off in its own corner is a company called D-Wave, which makes hardware that relies on quantum effects to perform calculations, but isn't a general-purpose quantum computer.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
However, the unique demands of medical coding present challenges that general-purpose LLMs aren't equipped to solve effectively.
—Sameer Ather, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for general-purpose
Recent Examples of Synonyms for general-purpose
Adjective
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Get unlimited access to WIRED for only $2.50 $1 per month for one year.—
David Nield,
Wired News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Enjoy a year of unlimited access to The Atlantic—including every story on our site and app, subscriber newsletters, and more.—
Andrew Fedorov,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Indeed, a 2019 study by the Happiness Research Institute found that 73 percent of people who are happy with their homes also are happier in general.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The president long has demonstrated a general disdain for Tinseltown — despite his own past as a reality TV star — especially after its outpouring of support for former Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential run.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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But that also means Kempe, 28, who can be an unrestricted free agent in 2026, stands to cash in big-time.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Each artist is awarded a life-changing $525,000 in unrestricted funds allocated over seven years and an incentive of up to $25,000 to save for retirement.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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“General-purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general-purpose. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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