state of the art

American  

noun

1. the latest and most sophisticated or advanced stage of a technology, art, or science.

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state of the art British  

noun

1. the level of knowledge and development achieved in a technique, science, etc, esp at present

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adjective

1. the most recent and therefore considered the best; up-to-the-minute

   a state-of-the-art amplifier

state of the art Idioms  

1. The highest level of development, very up-to-date, as in This new television set reflects the state of the art in screen technology. Despite including the word art, this term originated in technology, and its first recorded use appears in a 1910 book on the gas turbine. Today it is often used adjectivally, as in This is a state-of-the-art camera, and sometimes very loosely, as in That movie is state-of-the-art Woody Allen.

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Other Word Forms

• state-of-the-art adjective

Etymology

Origin of state of the art

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Researchers meanwhile have prioritized state of the art technology that could lead to artificial general intelligence, or AGI, but don’t do as much to improve the basic chatbot experience.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Pichai said Alphabet will develop "state of the art" research work in the UK including at its key AI unit DeepMind, based in London.

From BBC

"Our results are really pushing the state of the art," she said.

From Science Daily

“Now we can refocus our efforts on surging controller hiring and building the brand new, state of the art air-traffic control system the American people deserve,” Duffy said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The skatepark - which at the time was considered state of the art - opened in May 1978 and featured bowls, a slalom run and a half-pipe, all with names like Jaws, Torpedo and Bazooka.

From BBC

Related Words

• advanced
• brand-new
• modern
• new
• newfangled
• ultramodern
• up-to-date