to outrace
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5.9
- verb
- /ˌaʊˈtreɪs/
:
superar
- It is the point at which a quantum computer can outrace and outperform a digital computer on a certain task.
- try to outrace
Examples
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The new software aims to outrace its competitors by introducing innovative features that users love.
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"Perhaps in doing that we can outrace this spotted sickness and feed to our fill once it is left behind." "And it will also place us two seasons' march ahead of the Merki to the south," Murta said softly, his features alighting with a smile as he moved to Qubata's side.
Fiction book (1990) -
The next step is to make an all-purpose quantum computer that can outrace a general computer on all possible tasks.
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They rather indicate how far the advances of science have outraced our social consciousness.
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In the tech industry, companies strive to outrace each other in developing cutting-edge products.
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The team worked tirelessly to outrace their rivals in the race to launch the latest smartphone.
Synonyms
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3.4
Do better than others, for example at work or school
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3.8
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
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4.8
Do better than someone or something
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3.8
Be better than someone at something
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4.9
To move, grow, or develop faster than another
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4.8
Do better and get more attention than others
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3.4
To move into a leading position in a race or competition
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6.4
Do better than someone in skill or performance
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4.6
To be much better than someone or something
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6.8
To become faster, better, or larger than another
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6.2
To move ahead of others in a race or competition
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6.7
To gain more than someone else, especially in a competition
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6.1
To do better than someone or something and win
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6.7
Get much farther ahead of other people in a race or competition
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4.6
To move ahead of others in a race or competition
To move past another person or thing and go ahead of them
Be better than someone or something in a competition
To try to be better than someone in a contest or task
To be better than others in skill or quality
To suddenly move ahead of competitors by making a big improvement
Antonyms
How Far Ahead
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outrace is made of out- meaning 'more' or 'beyond' and race meaning 'a competition', and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a company or person 'racing' ahead of others. So to outrace someone in progress is to get ahead of them in work, development, or achievement.