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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When this machinery fails, protein aggregates can devastate entire neural networks, snuffing out communication and leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and ALS.
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Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2024
Neurons are wiring together and forming neural networks.
—Jennifer Robinson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 13 May 2024
Neurons are wiring together and forming neural networks.
—Jennifer Robinson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for neural network
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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