dataset
noun
da·ta·set
ˈdā-tə-ˌset 
ˈda-,
also ˈdä-
variants
or less commonly data set
plural datasets also data sets
: a collection of data taken from a single source or intended for a single project
analyzed the dataset
If you're using a public dataset, make sure the data comes from a reliable source …—
Ben Dickson
Ben DicksonThe company is also … continuing to build its own dataset to improve its machine learning models.—Alexandra S. Levine
Alexandra S. LevineSince AIs need a data set to learn and recognize patterns, one major worry artists have is that their artwork is being used for AI learning, raising concerns of copyright infringement.—Daniel Salcedo Rubio
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Scientists apply their expertise while AI provides the powerful computational capacity to quickly analyze vast datasets.
—Pam Marrone, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
According to a report by Wisconsin Policy Forum published in February, in June 2024, the most recent dataset, opioid overdoses have fell to its lowest point since the early months of 2020 with 610 overdoses, not including Milwaukee County.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
As such, nutritional research is often observational, with health records pulled from large datasets like the UK Biobank, where only correlation, not causation, can be demonstrated.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
What changed was scale — huge datasets, far more compute, and an influx of talent.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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Pam Marrone, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
According to a report by Wisconsin Policy Forum published in February, in June 2024, the most recent dataset, opioid overdoses have fell to its lowest point since the early months of 2020 with 610 overdoses, not including Milwaukee County.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
As such, nutritional research is often observational, with health records pulled from large datasets like the UK Biobank, where only correlation, not causation, can be demonstrated.
—New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
What changed was scale — huge datasets, far more compute, and an influx of talent.
—Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
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