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cartpole

noun

Etymology

From cart + pole, representing the pendulum as an upright pole balancing on top of a moving cart.

  1. derived from *peh₂ǵ-✻
  2. derived from *pākslos✻
  3. derived from *paxlos✻
  4. derived from pālus
  5. inherited from *pāl✻
  6. inherited from pāl
  7. inherited from pole
  8. formed as cartpole — “cart + pole”

Definitions

  1. An inverted pendulum whose pivot point can be moved along a track to maintain balance

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