state of the art

== English == === Alternative forms === state-of-the-art === Pronunciation === === Noun === state of the art (uncountable) The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.] Synonym: SOTA ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === state of the art (comparative more state of the art, superlative most state of the art) At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge. 2006, Patrick Blackburn, Johan Bos, Kristina Striegnitz, Learn Prolog Now!, §8.3 How good are DCGs from a linguistic perspective? Well, mixed. At one stage (in the early 1980s) they were pretty much state of the art. […] ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== state of play state of affairs === Further reading === state of the art on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “state of the art”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “state of the art”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.