Dexterity
noun
Skill in doing tasks, especially with the hands.
The job requires a certain degree of dexterity.
Often appears as...
- manual dexterity
- display dexterity
noun
Skill in using the mind or the body.
She has the dexterity to solve complex problems.
Often appears as...
- mental dexterity
- possess dexterity
noun
Quick in movement or thought.
His dexterity with words is impressive.
Often appears as...
- dexterity with words
- dexterity in action
noun
Skill in doing tasks, especially with the hands.
The job requires a certain degree of dexterity.
Often appears as...
- manual dexterity
- display dexterity
noun
Skill in using the mind or the body.
She has the dexterity to solve complex problems.
Often appears as...
- mental dexterity
- possess dexterity
noun
Quick in movement or thought.
His dexterity with words is impressive.
Often appears as...
- dexterity with words
- dexterity in action
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Pro Tip 1/3Hand-Eye Coordination
Dexterity often involves coordinating hands and eyes smoothly together.
Crafting origami demonstrates hand-eye dexterity.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Precision
Tasks requiring dexterity usually need precise and controlled movements.
Sewing requires dexterity for threading needles.
Pro Tip 3/3Complex Tasks
The concept includes completing tasks that have multiple, complex steps.
Building a model airplane showcases dexterity.
Pro Tip 1/3Hand-Eye Coordination
Dexterity often involves coordinating hands and eyes smoothly together.
Crafting origami demonstrates hand-eye dexterity.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Precision
Tasks requiring dexterity usually need precise and controlled movements.
Sewing requires dexterity for threading needles.
Pro Tip 3/3Complex Tasks
The concept includes completing tasks that have multiple, complex steps.
Building a model airplane showcases dexterity.
Pro Tip 1/3Hand-Eye Coordination
Dexterity often involves coordinating hands and eyes smoothly together.
Crafting origami demonstrates hand-eye dexterity.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Precision
Tasks requiring dexterity usually need precise and controlled movements.
Sewing requires dexterity for threading needles.
Pro Tip 3/3Complex Tasks
The concept includes completing tasks that have multiple, complex steps.
Building a model airplane showcases dexterity.
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Steven Pinker: Human...
so I can instill in them a physical fitness habit so they'll grow up to be healthy adults. And I'm supposed to do all kinds of intellectual play so they'll grow up smart. And there are all kinds of play -- clay for finger dexterity, word games for reading success, large motor play, small motor play. I feel like I could devote my life
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Shape-shifting tech will...
and really harness the rich dexterity that we have of our hands, and our ability to think spatially about information by making it physical. But looking forward, I think we need to go beyond this, beyond devices, to really think about new ways that we can bring people together, and bring our information into the world,
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The artificial muscles...
of the designs found in nature. And indeed, this has become the key idea of a new field of research called soft robotics. My research group and collaborators around the world are using soft components inspired by muscle and skin to build robots with agility and dexterity
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Ninja Woman PIPE National...
Mindi is renowned for her incredible flexibility in dexterity but is she good enough to get through the laser beams and avoid triggering an alarm as she tries will measure her every move with the advanced technology of the fight science lab so Mindy what we're gonna do
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Making robots more like...
understand accents they understand nor in noisy environments so speech is another important thing a six-year-old child has manual dexterity good enough to do any task we ask a factory worker can do in a low-cost production region but our robots are nowhere near as good
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The brain may be able to...
these little spots, those are the cells that we've labeled in vitro, when they were in culture. But we could not stop here, of course. Do these cells also help a monkey to recover after a lesion? So for that, we trained monkeys to perform a manual dexterity task.
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How Bicycles Changed...
The bicycle offered them a way of freedom. How do you ride it? With great courage and dexterity, of which you are very capable. And how do you peddle wearing such cumbersome things? Carefully.
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Stroke of insight - Jill...
took me eight years to completely recover so who are we we are the life force power of the universe with manual dexterity and two cognitive minds and we have the power to choose moment by
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My stroke of insight PIPE...
It took me eight years to completely recover. So who are we? We are the life-force power of the universe, with manual dexterity and two cognitive minds.
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Young Lemur Wrestles...
his dexterity has improved and he's learned how to tackle the abundant forest fruits and he's not afraid to take on the older juveniles
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Steven Pinker: Human...
so I can instill in them a physical fitness habit so they'll grow up to be healthy adults. And I'm supposed to do all kinds of intellectual play so they'll grow up smart. And there are all kinds of play -- clay for finger dexterity, word games for reading success, large motor play, small motor play. I feel like I could devote my life
Video examples
Shape-shifting tech will...
and really harness the rich dexterity that we have of our hands, and our ability to think spatially about information by making it physical. But looking forward, I think we need to go beyond this, beyond devices, to really think about new ways that we can bring people together, and bring our information into the world,
Video examples
The artificial muscles...
of the designs found in nature. And indeed, this has become the key idea of a new field of research called soft robotics. My research group and collaborators around the world are using soft components inspired by muscle and skin to build robots with agility and dexterity
Video examples
Ninja Woman PIPE National...
Mindi is renowned for her incredible flexibility in dexterity but is she good enough to get through the laser beams and avoid triggering an alarm as she tries will measure her every move with the advanced technology of the fight science lab so Mindy what we're gonna do
Video examples
Making robots more like...
understand accents they understand nor in noisy environments so speech is another important thing a six-year-old child has manual dexterity good enough to do any task we ask a factory worker can do in a low-cost production region but our robots are nowhere near as good
Video examples
The brain may be able to...
these little spots, those are the cells that we've labeled in vitro, when they were in culture. But we could not stop here, of course. Do these cells also help a monkey to recover after a lesion? So for that, we trained monkeys to perform a manual dexterity task.
Video examples
How Bicycles Changed...
The bicycle offered them a way of freedom. How do you ride it? With great courage and dexterity, of which you are very capable. And how do you peddle wearing such cumbersome things? Carefully.
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Stroke of insight - Jill...
took me eight years to completely recover so who are we we are the life force power of the universe with manual dexterity and two cognitive minds and we have the power to choose moment by
Video examples
My stroke of insight PIPE...
It took me eight years to completely recover. So who are we? We are the life-force power of the universe, with manual dexterity and two cognitive minds.
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Young Lemur Wrestles...
his dexterity has improved and he's learned how to tackle the abundant forest fruits and he's not afraid to take on the older juveniles
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Richard Preston
American Writer
The dragonfly is an exceptionally beautiful insect and a fierce carnivore. It has four wings that beat independently. This gives it an ability to maneuver in the air with superb dexterity. A dragonfly can put on a burst of speed, stop on a dime, hover, fly backward, and switch direction in a flash. This is a hunting behavior known as hawking.
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Mahershala Ali
American Actor
I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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Scott Adkins
English Actor
I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters, so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
My students may have dexterity with the equations they're required to know, but they lack the capacity to apply their knowledge to real-life problems. This critical shortcoming appears in high school and possibly in elementary grades - long before college.
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Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and coordination. Now, I had long admired how fast and fluidly jugglers make objects fly. So that's it. I'm 14; I'm becoming a juggler.
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Roger Zelazny
American Writer
Robots are very tricky to design and expensive, whereas humans are cheaply manufactured. Humans can handle things with greater manual dexterity than most robots I've known.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
The hand is man's most valuable servant; its dexterity enables it to respond to his slightest bidding.
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Nigel Hawthorne
English Actor
I don't have the vocal dexterity, nor do I have the desire to put myself in among the giants.
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Kelly Hu
American Actress
I never play video games! I'm so bad at it. I have, like, no manual dexterity.
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Richard Preston
American Writer
The dragonfly is an exceptionally beautiful insect and a fierce carnivore. It has four wings that beat independently. This gives it an ability to maneuver in the air with superb dexterity. A dragonfly can put on a burst of speed, stop on a dime, hover, fly backward, and switch direction in a flash. This is a hunting behavior known as hawking.
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Mahershala Ali
American Actor
I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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Scott Adkins
English Actor
I'm just about the movies; I enjoy the dexterity of actors in action movies and the choreography side of things. You've just got to be a different person to be a professional fighter. I train with professional fighters, so I know what it takes. It's a very difficult profession, probably harder then the acting profession.
Quote examples
Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
My students may have dexterity with the equations they're required to know, but they lack the capacity to apply their knowledge to real-life problems. This critical shortcoming appears in high school and possibly in elementary grades - long before college.
Quote examples
Philippe Petit
French Celebrity
As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and coordination. Now, I had long admired how fast and fluidly jugglers make objects fly. So that's it. I'm 14; I'm becoming a juggler.
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Roger Zelazny
American Writer
Robots are very tricky to design and expensive, whereas humans are cheaply manufactured. Humans can handle things with greater manual dexterity than most robots I've known.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
The hand is man's most valuable servant; its dexterity enables it to respond to his slightest bidding.
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Nigel Hawthorne
English Actor
I don't have the vocal dexterity, nor do I have the desire to put myself in among the giants.
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Kelly Hu
American Actress
I never play video games! I'm so bad at it. I have, like, no manual dexterity.
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