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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Unlike proprietary models trained on undisclosed datasets, this initiative emphasizes open processes that can be scrutinized, validated and improved by the global research community.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
As an overall rule, faculty members in the humanities and the interpretive social sciences — people who don’t need labs or major datasets or large-scale computing power — are the only ones whose costs are actually covered by tuition and endowment payout.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Developing demographic datasets Another area of focus, Arnold says, is creating datasets for developers to offer insights into the lives and health of senior citizens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2025
The researchers then expanded the population to include large datasets from the UK, the US, Canada and Latin America.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
As an overall rule, faculty members in the humanities and the interpretive social sciences — people who don’t need labs or major datasets or large-scale computing power — are the only ones whose costs are actually covered by tuition and endowment payout.
—Clifford Ando, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Developing demographic datasets Another area of focus, Arnold says, is creating datasets for developers to offer insights into the lives and health of senior citizens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2025
The researchers then expanded the population to include large datasets from the UK, the US, Canada and Latin America.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
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