Artificial 2839842 222940962 2008-07-01T20:59:36Z 71.206.231.150 {{wiktionarypar|artificial}} {{redirect|Man-made}} '''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]] {{disambig}} [[ca:Artificial]] [[fr:Artificiel]] [[nl:Kunstmatig]] [[sv:Artificiell]] [[ur:مصنوعی]]