dataset

noun

da·​ta·​set ˈdā-tə-ˌset 

ˈda-,

 also  ˈdä-

variants or less commonly data set

plural datasets also data sets

: a collection of data taken from a single source or intended for a single project

analyzed the dataset

If you're using a public dataset, make sure the data comes from a reliable source …

—Ben Dickson

The company is also … continuing to build its own dataset to improve its machine learning models.

—Alexandra S. Levine

Since AIs need a data set to learn and recognize patterns, one major worry artists have is that their artwork is being used for AI learning, raising concerns of copyright infringement.

—Daniel Salcedo Rubio

Examples of dataset in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dataset also tracks whether the shots fired were related to gang violence, a preplanned shooting or domestic violence. —Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024

By applying advanced algorithms to identify, correct, or remove inaccuracies and inconsistencies in datasets, generative AI can automate mundane and repetitive tasks involved in data management, freeing up valuable resources for companies. —François Candelon, Fortune, 3 May 2024

Outside observers sometimes justify their skepticism by pointing to the lack of transparency as to how officials compile certain datasets or decide to suspend certain data points, like youth unemployment, if trends start to look embarrassing. —Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 2 May 2024

Just one Wisconsin shooting since 1970 involved a hostage situation, the dataset shows. —Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2024

OpenAI and Google, which both offer their models directly to end users through a chat interface, have already started building that dataset. —Jeroen Van Hautte, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024

Open up public datasets for research and development Data is the fuel that powers large AI models. —Victor Riparbelli, Fortune Europe, 17 Apr. 2024

The cloud technology that the company ordinarily offers to its clients includes a tool called AutoML that allows a user to rapidly train a machine learning model using a custom dataset. —Billy Perrigo, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024

The findings were based on genetic data covering more than 350,000 middle-aged to older adults in Britain in a dataset called the UK Biobank. —Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above