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

Examples of neural network in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To simplify the math, researchers typically focus on a single layer of a neural network in isolation, which is akin to taking a snapshot of brain activity in a specific region at a specific moment in time. —Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026

Now an asset manager, Mitev was an early adopter of AI in finance after discovering the capabilities of neural networks in 1997 while studying at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. —Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025

By equipping a commercial prosthetic with pressure and proximity sensors and training an AI neural network on natural grasping movements, the team created a hand that grips more intuitively and securely. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2025

While the specifics of the various artificial neural networks that comprise V-JEPA are complex, the basic concept is simple. —Anil Ananthaswamy, Wired News, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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