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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Compared to conventional neural networks, SNNs are 100 times smaller, more responsive, and extremely energy-efficient.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
In 2012, a neural network trained on ImageNet, called AlexNet, suddenly crushed every previous result.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
AlexNet’s creators discovered that the same parallel processing that helps GPUs render lifelike graphics was also great for training neural networks, in which a computer learns from data rather than relying on a programmer’s code.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The pluribus share a neural network that has absorbed all human knowledge, which includes personal details about Carol’s life.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
In 2012, a neural network trained on ImageNet, called AlexNet, suddenly crushed every previous result.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
AlexNet’s creators discovered that the same parallel processing that helps GPUs render lifelike graphics was also great for training neural networks, in which a computer learns from data rather than relying on a programmer’s code.
—Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
The pluribus share a neural network that has absorbed all human knowledge, which includes personal details about Carol’s life.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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