second-generation

[ sek-uhnd-jen-uh-rey-shuhn ]

adjective

1. being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country:

   the oldest son of second-generation Americans.

2. being the native-born child of naturalized parents.
3. being a revised or improved version of a product, system, service, etc.:

   Production has been increased with second-generation robots.

second generation

noun

1. offspring of parents born in a given country

adjective

1. of an improved or refined stage of development in manufacture

   a second-generation robot

Example Sentences

Frankie Bontemps, a second generation Chagossian in the UK, told the BBC that he felt "betrayed" and "angry" on Thursday because "Chagossians have never been involved" in the negotiations.

From BBC

In other words, anyone can use AI to make more AI; in fact, that first generation of AI could be coded to learn from its operations when constructing an improved second generation, which could go on to build a third generation and so on.

From Salon

“These are second generation immigrants who came over here, started working in the auto industry back in World War I and it blows my mind that a lot of my family are tradesmen who are supporting Donald Trump.”

From BBC

A second generation SpiNNaker2 machine at TU Dresden, which is currently in the process of being configured, has the capacity to emulate at least five billion neurons.

From BBC

A second generation SpiNNaker2 machine at TU Dresden, which is currently in the process of being configured, has the capacity to emulate at least five billion neurons.

From BBC