outperform
verb
out·per·form
ˌau̇t-pər-ˈfȯrm 
ˌau̇t-pə-
outperformed; outperforming; outperforms
: to perform better than
Today a kid who flips burgers can save enough money to buy a motorcycle that will outperform all but a couple of pricey sports cars.—
James R. Petersen
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The company’s stock growth outperformed Nvidia, now the most valuable company in the world in 2023, and is up 374% year-over-year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
That can be inferred from the fact that some of the other methods catch a variety of error types, yet they were outperformed by semantic entropy tests, even though these tests only catch confabulations.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
The researchers said the method of detecting semantic entropy outperformed several other approaches for detecting AI hallucinations.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 19 June 2024
There is something bizarre in the prospect of an electorate toying with upheaval in a country buoyed by a vibrant start-up culture, robust social spending and an economy that has outperformed many in the European Union.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 June 2024
That can be inferred from the fact that some of the other methods catch a variety of error types, yet they were outperformed by semantic entropy tests, even though these tests only catch confabulations.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
The researchers said the method of detecting semantic entropy outperformed several other approaches for detecting AI hallucinations.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 19 June 2024
There is something bizarre in the prospect of an electorate toying with upheaval in a country buoyed by a vibrant start-up culture, robust social spending and an economy that has outperformed many in the European Union.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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“Outperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outperform. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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