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

Applying machine learning to friendships One thing that guided Van der Vorn in developing the app was the concept of deep neural networks, the subject of her thesis at Harvard. — Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

The event included microelectrode array integration and real-time neural network activity. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

And neural networks itself was originally inspired by neuroscience, but the way that neural networks work today has diverged considerably from that original inspiration. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Those changes can affect neural networks involved in memory, attention, processing speed, executive function and learning new information, Noble says. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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