neural network
nounDefinition of neural network
: 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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That library is run through a neural network to create a bot, that in theory, acts as the user would. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "This app is trying to replicate you," 29 Aug. 2019 According to a 2010 study, multiple neural networks in the brain are activated during chewing. — Alex Kuczynski, Harper's BAZAAR, "Inside Silicon Valley's Dangerous New Obsession With Fasting," 17 Aug. 2019 In addition, a neural network that is trained to spot and resist spoofing defends against attempts to unlock your phone with photos or masks. — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, "Google’s ‘field research’ offered people $5 to scan their faces for the Pixel 4," 29 July 2019 Google’s image search relies on a neural network called Inception. — Jonathan Zittrain, The New Yorker, "The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking," 23 July 2019 The satellite will be used to prove that a hardened neural network can survive in space. — The Economist, "Using AI to speed up the processing of space images," 14 June 2019 Scientists at Sandia are exploring using an artificial neural network to figure out how dragonflies hunt, and then apply it to missile capabilities. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Could a Dragonfly’s Killer Instinct Be Adapted for Military Missiles?," 6 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, a spiking neural network allowed the bike to follow voice commands. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "One chip to rule them all: It natively runs all types of AI software," 31 July 2019 Deep learning is an AI approach modeled on the neural networks of the brain. — Nell Lewis, CNN, "Would you trust an algorithm to diagnose an illness?," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neural network.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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