neural network
noun
: a computer architecture in which a number of processors are interconnected in a manner suggestive of the connections between neurons in a human brain and which is able to learn by a process of trial and error
called also neural net
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This often includes dynamically growing the neural network by adding new neurons, layers or subnetworks in response to new learnings.
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
From machine learning to neural networks, the latest trend is artificial intelligence (AI).
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
These could do many things, including the simple math that powers neural networks.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Pruning was inspired by a real-life neural network, the human brain, which gains efficiency by snipping connections between synapses as a person ages.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
From machine learning to neural networks, the latest trend is artificial intelligence (AI).
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
These could do many things, including the simple math that powers neural networks.
—Cade Metz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Pruning was inspired by a real-life neural network, the human brain, which gains efficiency by snipping connections between synapses as a person ages.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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