Artificial
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'''Artificial''' is something which is not [[Natural (disambiguation)|natural]]. Its original sense, related to ''artifact'' and ''artifice'', refers to a product of [[human]] endeavor; a more English but [[gender]]ed [[synonym]] is ''man-made''. It is also used to mean "false", a substitute for the real thing, as in [[artificial turf]] or [[artificial sweetener]].
Examples of the proper use and its metaphorical extensions include:
* [[Artificial chemistry]]
* [[Artificial consciousness]]
* [[Artificial creation]]
* [[Artificial flavor]]
* [[Artificial harmonic]]
* [[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]]
* [[Artificial bone]]
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