saliency

noun

sa·​lien·​cy ˈsā-lyən(t)-sē How to pronounce saliency (audio)
-lē-ən(t)-
plural saliencies

Examples of saliency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The question had particular saliency because the AfD is growing in power and popularity across Germany. Liana Fix, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2023 Essentially, this experiment eliminated all other variables, and confirmed that the improvements in torque and efficiency were correlated with the greater saliency ratio of his design. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 One way for humans to try to understand AI logic involves using saliency maps to highlight the data that received the most attention from the AI during its analysis. IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023 The tool was powered by what's called a saliency algorithm, which is a predictive model that tries to estimate what someone would want to see first in a picture. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 21 May 2021 The saliency maps supported findings from other studies, including ones on normal aging in the brain and how Alzheimer’s might impact the brains of male and female people differently. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2023 This would increase this saliency ratio and, in turn, produce more torque. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 But the saliency point also applies to things such as heating bills and the cost of food, which has gone up nearly nine per cent in the past twelve months. The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2022 One popular explainability method is called a saliency map. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of saliency was in 1664

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“Saliency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saliency. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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