swarm intelligence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, whether natural or artificial.

Word forms

swarm intelligence swarm intelligences

Etymology

Introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems.

Synonyms

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