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 40-nanometer chip, created by researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, integrates an artificial neural network into its hardware. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

Samsung 75-Inch Class M80H Series 4K Smart TV The Samsung 75M80H completely transforms high-speed media tracking by combining dense mini-LED backlighting arrays with an NQ4 AI Gen2 processor holding 20 neural networks. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Organizational systems are the neural network keeping the disease comfortable and well-documented. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The strength of neural networks would lie not in the formal manipulation of symbols but in the patterns of neural interconnection activated for various cognitive purposes. — Robert Wright, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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