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agentic.

That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/eɪˈd͡ʒɛn.tɪk//əˈd͡ʒɛn.tɪk/
  1. That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another.

  2. That behaves like an agent: able to express or expressing agency or control on one's own behalf or on the behalf of another. Acting autonomously on behalf of a user; (now especially artificial intelligence) involving the use of agentic AI.

  3. That obeys authority (introduced in Milgram's theory).

    broadly
    Most individuals can be easily triggered to enter, and be comfortable in the agentic state.
  4. Having to do with performance, or achieving status.

  5. Having agency; able to make independent decisions in pursuit of a goal.

    Billy was agentic in his learning and didn't only do what the teacher told him.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin agēnsder. English agent Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English agentic From agent + -ic.

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