State of the art (sometimes cutting edge) refers to the highest level of general development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field achieved at a particular time. It also refers to such a level of development reached at any particular time as a result of the common methodologies employed at the time.

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In the present state of the art this is all that can be done.
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Soon-to-be-obsolete.
Every piece of new computer hardware is considered state-of-the-art for an average period of four months.
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1.)The absolute worst person you can imagine.

2.)At the cutting edge of being "a piece of shit."

3.)Someone who has the worst bummy swag imaginable.
B.C.H: WTF are we waiting for, I'm starving?

KBR: We can't hit up Saturday Lunch until Goofball is done with his fantasy draft.

B.C.H.: I'm sick of that state of the art piece of shit and his 12 fantasy teams holdin' up the Saturday Lunch Club

KBR: Yeah, he sucks.
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