deep learning

noun

computing

: a form of machine learning in which the computer network rapidly teaches itself to understand a concept without human intervention by performing a large number of iterative calculations on an extremely large dataset

Deep learning involves feeding machines lots of data so the AI can learn patterns itself without requiring humans to program knowledge into the machine.

—Mike Cherney

In deep learning, multiple neural networks are "stacked" on top of each other, or layered, in order to create models that are even better at prediction because each new layer learns from the ones before it.

—Derrick Harris

—sometimes used before another noun

The purpose of many deep learning systems is to minimize the amount of time spent feeding or quizzing a piece of software …

—Erik Sofge

Examples of deep learning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For more than seventy years, deep learning has relied on a simplified model of brain function. —Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

The 60-person startup began gaining recognition around 2021 after its PyTorch Lightning deep learning framework rose to prominence in the research community. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Others use chaos theory, deep learning or hybrid algorithms to secure video and image content. —Yashas Hariprasad, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The researchers used training data from thousands of participants, piped through their deep learning system to create generic decoding models that accurately interpret user input across different people. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for deep learning

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