Cepheus

American  

[see-fee-uhs, -fyoos] / ˈsi fi əs, -fyus /

noun

genitive

Cephei

1. Astronomy. a northern circumpolar constellation between Cassiopeia and Draco.

2. Classical Mythology. Also an Ethiopian king, the husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda.

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Cepheus ¹ British  

/ ˈsiːfjuːs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Ethiopia, father of Andromeda and husband of Cassiopeia

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Cepheus ² British  

/ ˈsiːfjuːs /

noun

1. a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star See also Cepheid variable

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Cepheus Scientific  

/ sē′fyo̅o̅s′,-fē-əs /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and Draco.

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Other Word Forms

• Cepheid adjective

Etymology

Origin of Cepheus

from Latin Cēpheus named after the mythical king

Example Sentences

Cantor analyst Troy Jensen noted Thursday that the company had made the technical progress needed to deploy its Cepheus system by the end of March.

From Barron's

Rigetti suffered a setback in January when it was announced that it was delaying the release of Cepheus-1-108Q, its largest, most complex system to date.

From Barron's

A team led by Michael Bowling at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, developed an algorithm named Cepheus that can play two-person Texas hold ’em poker — and win every time.

From Nature

The algorithm, called Cepheus, is able to learn from each playing hand and over time improve its decision making and strategy.

From BBC

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has created a virtually invincible poker-player computer program, dubbed Cepheus.

From Washington Post