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pattern recognition

American  

noun

Computers.
  1. the automated identification of shapes or forms or patterns of speech.


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It was more like pattern recognition and getting me comfortable with my own game.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Their algorithms will use machine learning and AI, which are particularly good at pattern recognition, to help identify anything distinctive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

For years, neuromorphic systems were mainly viewed as tools for pattern recognition or for speeding up artificial neural networks.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2026

Better decisions, faster decisions, greater insight, better pattern recognition.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025

Predicting divorce, like tracking Morse Code operators, is pattern recognition.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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