Dexterous
adjective
Being skillful with your hands.
The magician was very dexterous and could perform many tricks with his palms.
Often appears as...
- dexterous fingers
- dexterous movements
adjective
Being quick and skilled in thinking and actions.
Their lawyer was very dexterous in managing the complex legal issue.
Often appears as...
- dexterous mind
- dexterous analysis
adjective
Able to use the right hand more skillfully than the left.
She is dexterous, so she writes with her right hand
Often appears as...
- dexterous hand
- dexterous writing
adjective
Being skillful with your hands.
The magician was very dexterous and could perform many tricks with his palms.
Often appears as...
- dexterous fingers
- dexterous movements
adjective
Being quick and skilled in thinking and actions.
Their lawyer was very dexterous in managing the complex legal issue.
Often appears as...
- dexterous mind
- dexterous analysis
adjective
Able to use the right hand more skillfully than the left.
She is dexterous, so she writes with her right hand
Often appears as...
- dexterous hand
- dexterous writing
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Manual Skill
Used to describe impressive hand skills, often in crafts or trades.
The dexterous carpenter carved the wood into beautiful shapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Precision
Common in describing professions where detailed handiwork is critical.
Surgeons are expected to be very dexterous with their instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Artistic Flair
Often used when expressing artistry or performance that involves hands.
The potter's dexterous touch gave life to the clay sculpture.
Pro Tip 1/3Manual Skill
Used to describe impressive hand skills, often in crafts or trades.
The dexterous carpenter carved the wood into beautiful shapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Precision
Common in describing professions where detailed handiwork is critical.
Surgeons are expected to be very dexterous with their instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Artistic Flair
Often used when expressing artistry or performance that involves hands.
The potter's dexterous touch gave life to the clay sculpture.
Pro Tip 1/3Manual Skill
Used to describe impressive hand skills, often in crafts or trades.
The dexterous carpenter carved the wood into beautiful shapes.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Precision
Common in describing professions where detailed handiwork is critical.
Surgeons are expected to be very dexterous with their instruments.
Pro Tip 3/3Artistic Flair
Often used when expressing artistry or performance that involves hands.
The potter's dexterous touch gave life to the clay sculpture.
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Daniel Wolpert: The real...
and choose the one that makes you win. So it's a very simple algorithm. Now of course there are other moves, but with vast computers we approximate and come close to the optimal solution. When it comes to being dexterous, it's not even clear what the algorithm is you have to solve to be dexterous. And we'll see you have to both perceive and act on the world,
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The real reason for...
it's a very simple algorithm now of course a lot of moves but with fast computers as an approximation become close to the optimal solution when it comes to being dexterous it's not even clear where the algorithm is you have to solve to be dexterous and we'll see you after both deceive and act on the world which has a lot of problems but let me
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Safari Live - Day 368 PIPE...
attention to that tail of theirs it can be quite descriptive of their sort of their attention if you can put it that way if they do see something interesting that tail is incredibly dexterous look at that you see that little wag that he did there it's either just saying uh
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Claws vs. nails -...
and keratinocytes only cover the top surface of their wide bones. It’s possible that nails have simply persisted as a side effect of primates evolving wider, more dexterous fingers. But given what we know about the habitats of our primate ancestors,
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The Fascinating Lives of...
right next to your neighbor when geladas eat grass they pluck blade by blade this might seem inefficient but they do it with lightning speed and they have really dexterous hands now geladas don't have any special digestive anatomy the
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The incredible,...
few are foolish enough to take on a healthy adult. Weighing 3 tons and bearing powerful tusks nearly a meter long, our elephant’s mother is a force to be reckoned with. Her dexterous trunk doubles as a powerful, flexible arm.
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How high can you count...
It depends on how dexterous you feel. If you can bend each finger just halfway, that gives us three different states - down, half bent, and raised. Now, we can count using a base-three positional system,
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Baboon vs Baby Gazelle PIPE...
on grasses and so baboons and gazelles are often seen together their dexterous hands are adept at stripping seeds and roots
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Capuchin Monkeys PIPE Wild...
as dexterous as ours from insects to birds eggs they eat just about anything they can find
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THIS Is How Hamsters Fit...
to tackle the problem his surprisingly dexterous paws
Video examples
Daniel Wolpert: The real...
and choose the one that makes you win. So it's a very simple algorithm. Now of course there are other moves, but with vast computers we approximate and come close to the optimal solution. When it comes to being dexterous, it's not even clear what the algorithm is you have to solve to be dexterous. And we'll see you have to both perceive and act on the world,
Video examples
The real reason for...
it's a very simple algorithm now of course a lot of moves but with fast computers as an approximation become close to the optimal solution when it comes to being dexterous it's not even clear where the algorithm is you have to solve to be dexterous and we'll see you after both deceive and act on the world which has a lot of problems but let me
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 368 PIPE...
attention to that tail of theirs it can be quite descriptive of their sort of their attention if you can put it that way if they do see something interesting that tail is incredibly dexterous look at that you see that little wag that he did there it's either just saying uh
Video examples
Claws vs. nails -...
and keratinocytes only cover the top surface of their wide bones. It’s possible that nails have simply persisted as a side effect of primates evolving wider, more dexterous fingers. But given what we know about the habitats of our primate ancestors,
Video examples
The Fascinating Lives of...
right next to your neighbor when geladas eat grass they pluck blade by blade this might seem inefficient but they do it with lightning speed and they have really dexterous hands now geladas don't have any special digestive anatomy the
Video examples
The incredible,...
few are foolish enough to take on a healthy adult. Weighing 3 tons and bearing powerful tusks nearly a meter long, our elephant’s mother is a force to be reckoned with. Her dexterous trunk doubles as a powerful, flexible arm.
Video examples
How high can you count...
It depends on how dexterous you feel. If you can bend each finger just halfway, that gives us three different states - down, half bent, and raised. Now, we can count using a base-three positional system,
Video examples
Baboon vs Baby Gazelle PIPE...
on grasses and so baboons and gazelles are often seen together their dexterous hands are adept at stripping seeds and roots
Video examples
Capuchin Monkeys PIPE Wild...
as dexterous as ours from insects to birds eggs they eat just about anything they can find
Video examples
THIS Is How Hamsters Fit...
to tackle the problem his surprisingly dexterous paws
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