neural networks

Cultural  

1. A computer system that is designed to mimic the human brain or some other biological system in its functioning. They were developed to deal with problems, such as pattern recognition, that the brain does well but that traditional computer systems cannot handle easily.

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Example Sentences

All A.I. systems today are built around neural networks, which, despite their fanciful name, are just math formulas.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

The trading firm uses tens of thousands of graphics processing units to develop neural networks informing its trading strategies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

By combining advanced electron microscopy with neural networks, the team recorded a silver iodide crystal as it melted while being protected by layers of graphene.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

The first version of Gemini still lagged behind ChatGPT in many ways, but Google’s technically more ambitious approach would pay dividends over time, just as its early research in neural networks had.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Now we can switch from the naked eye to a microscope and peer into models of neural networks.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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