Hinton

[ hin-tn, -tuhn ]

noun

1. Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
2. William Augustus, 1883–1959, U.S. medical researcher and educator.

Example Sentences

Bengio and many others inspired by Hinton have been thinking about more biologically plausible learning mechanisms that might at least match the success of backpropagation.

From Quanta Magazine

It would have been a great story if Hinton had led them to victory.

From FiveThirtyEight

It was an unfair situation that somebody had to endure, and Hinton deserves credit for doing so.

From Washington Post

Hinton, who played some quarterback at Wake Forest, also ran for seven yards, part of a Denver offense that accumulated 100 yards rushing on 33 carries.

From Washington Post

As a three-star recruit at North Carolina’s Southern Durham High, Hinton led the Spartans to a Class 3A state title in his junior season and a 13-1 record in his senior year.

From Washington Post

On Sunday, the performance will be completed by their sons, Joaquin Sapien and Jeffrey Hinton.

From The Daily Beast

When his wife, Hinton Mayor Sheryl Ann Cornelius, arrived home that evening, he was slumped in his chair, still clutching the gun.

From The Daily Beast

He later said that Myler, who was installed by Hinton, would not have been his first choice for editor at News of the World.

From The Daily Beast

“Conservative members of Congress have been after this program for years,” Hinton said.

From The Daily Beast

Hinton still insists he was being honest about the facts as far as he knew.

From The Daily Beast

Hinton, instead of putting two and two together, added eighteen to eighteen.

From Project Gutenberg

Hinton accepted the proffered bouquet, but made a wry face at the invitation.

From Project Gutenberg

Hinton started up, and stared dully at the excited apparition.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Gusty tossed her head in disgust, and turned to Hinton.

From Project Gutenberg

In the meanwhile,” said Hinton, “I hear you will have to sell your paper.

From Project Gutenberg