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 technology is what A.I. researchers call a neural network — a mathematical system that can learn skills by analyzing data.
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Cade Metz, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
DeepL started using neural networks to build a translation program to sell to international companies in 2017.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Those runs can last for months, with chips running day and night to mold a neural network based on connections within a vast corpus of data.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Understand Algorithms And Neural Networks Understanding algorithms and neural networks will give you an advantage.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Cade Metz, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
DeepL started using neural networks to build a translation program to sell to international companies in 2017.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Those runs can last for months, with chips running day and night to mold a neural network based on connections within a vast corpus of data.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Understand Algorithms And Neural Networks Understanding algorithms and neural networks will give you an advantage.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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