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
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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.
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Robert Wright,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Inference processing was once thought of as a simple one-shot walk through the neural network.
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Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2026
Tau pathology spreads through vulnerable neural networks.
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Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
The model is assigned some structure—like a neural network—giving us a number of knobs that can be independently tweaked to fine-tune the algorithm’s behavior.
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ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Robert Wright,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Inference processing was once thought of as a simple one-shot walk through the neural network.
—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2026
Tau pathology spreads through vulnerable neural networks.
—
Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
The model is assigned some structure—like a neural network—giving us a number of knobs that can be independently tweaked to fine-tune the algorithm’s behavior.
—
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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“Neural network.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neural%20network. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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