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

The Penn researchers addressed this problem by developing a neural network that learns to identify useful patterns in event-camera data. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

The microcomputer inside the drone runs on a deep-learning neural network that uses hours of combat footage to recognize targets. — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

On the other end is a USB-C port for supplying power (a rechargeable battery isn’t included) and an Espressif ESP32-S3 chip that runs an AI model with a tiny neural network trained on footage of a real flickering candle. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Finding pain in a neural network Tagliabue and his coauthors, Leonard Dung of Ruhr University Bochum and Cameron Berg, founder and director of Reciprocal Research, started by writing short first-person sentences describing painful situations. — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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