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445 points Tomte | 4 comments | 17 Oct 24 16:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.481s | source
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titanomachy ◴[17 Oct 24 17:16 UTC] No.41871570[source]▶
> In non-competitive, less plamigerent settings, their skills really shine

“Plamigerent” isn’t a word, and I can’t find any English words similar to it. It seems an unlikely typo. I wonder if the author included it to catch LLMs plagiarizing his work.

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1. russsamora ◴[17 Oct 24 17:37 UTC] No.41871780[source]▶
you found it! i suppose i owe you a prize... it was initially a test to see how closely people read, but was also curious about LLMs.
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2. ChrisArchitect ◴[17 Oct 24 17:59 UTC] No.41871990[source]▶
A perfectly cromulent strategy!
3. 1-more ◴[17 Oct 24 19:39 UTC] No.41873030[source]▶
Any of these words meaning "flame" https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/p... + "-gerent" so "flame-making" makes sense in context. Could also be "palma" which is Polish for "stain" (a funny sentence when you consider dropping the uppercase letter). Rare to mix Slavic words with a Latin suffix like that, but just as valid as Greek-Latin words like television, homosexual, and hypoadrenalism.
4. morkalork ◴[17 Oct 24 22:15 UTC] No.41874350[source]▶
"You shall know a word by the company it keeps" and so you've now added to the English language, congrats!

>plamigerent adjective /ˌplæmɪˈdʒɛrənt/

Etymology: Derived from the prefix "pla-", suggesting play or game, and "migerent," possibly from the Latin "migrans," meaning moving or changing, combined with a connotation of belligerence.

Definition: Describing a setting or atmosphere characterized by competitive tension, where the dynamics of skill are heavily influenced by aggressive or disruptive play. Often contrasts with more relaxed environments where players can fully showcase their abilities.