multi-armed

Like an octopus

Multi-armed means having more than two arms.

The term appears in mythology and religion—Hindu deities are often depicted multi-armed, each hand holding a symbolic object.

In probability theory and computer science, the multi-armed bandit problem describes choosing among multiple options with uncertain rewards, named for slot machines (one-armed bandits) lined up in a row.

deities

Durga

Hindu goddess of victory

  • VishnuHindu deity of preservation
  • ShivaHindu god of dissolution
  • KaliFierce goddess of endings

Lakshmi · Ganesha · Brahma · Saraswati · Parvati · Annapurna · Tara · iconography · divine · sacred

octopus

tentacles

Flexible grasping appendages

ink · camouflage · regeneration · intelligence · dexterity · coordination · grasping · manipulation · flexibility · suckers

robotics

manipulator

One who controls cunningly

articulation · kinematics · industrial · assembly · automation · welding · manufacturing · pneumatics · hydraulics · mechatronics

bandit

algorithm

Finite problem-solving procedure

probability · reinforcement learning · slot machine · regret · reward · stochastic · A/B testing · gambling · payoff · strategy

mythology

Scylla

Six-headed mythical beast

supernatural · legendary · tentacled · appendages · chimeric

Opposites
number of arms/limbs

multi-armedarmless

Missing both arms

one-armed · limbless · unarmed · two-armed · two-handed

complexity/branching structure

multi-armedunbranched

Having no offshoots

linear · simple · unitary · monolithic · straight

Family

multiply, multiple, multitude, multilingual, multipurpose, multiform, multifaceted, multiplex, multilateral

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G