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

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 research team focused on three major types of neural network designs commonly used in modern AI systems: transformers, fully connected networks, and convolutional neural networks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

As Zoe, one of the protagonists, notes early on, her interest in a particular professor’s work stems from his success in “using AI neural networks to understand biological neural networks and the processes of thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Earlier models were “dense”: Every time they received a prompt, a substantial portion of the nodes within their neural networks had to be activated to answer it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Dr. Gazzaley, a neurologist, would bring his understanding of neural networks, and the technology that looked at the inner-workings of the brain.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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