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morass

[ muh-ras ] [ məˈræs ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

noun

any confusing or troublesome situation, especially one from which it is difficult to free oneself.

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EXAMPLES OF MORASS

  • After years of mismanagement, the company found itself in a financial morass, struggling to pay its debts and keep its doors open.
  • His failed attempts at fixing his car’s engine only served to deepen the morass of broken parts and tangled wires in the garage.
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deep learning

[ deep lur-ning ] [ ˈdip ˌlɜr nɪŋ ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

noun

an advanced type of machine learning that uses multilayered neural networks to establish nested hierarchical models for data processing and analysis.

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  • Deep learning is a subfield of machine learning, in which machines come up with algorithms to solve problems on their own.
  • Deep learning refers to when computers are taught to learn more like humans, by example, and to make decisions.
  • The word deep refers to the multitude of layers that are constructed in the artificial neural networks.
  • Deep learning was first recorded as a term by Rina Dechter in the 1986 conference proceedings of the 5th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

EXAMPLES OF DEEP LEARNING

  • The dress company implemented an artificial intelligence technique called deep learning to automate the design process.
  • The ophthalmologist used a machine that applied deep learning to detect early stages of macular degeneration in her patients’ eyes.
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egregious

[ ih-gree-juhs ] [ ɪˈgri dʒəs ] Show IPA Phonetic Respelling

adjective

extraordinary in some bad way.

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  • Egregious was first recorded in 1525-35.
  • Egregious comes from the Latin word ēgregius, which means “preeminent, outstanding.”
  • The greg– element in egregious is the stem of grēx, “flock,” such that egregious literally means “standing out from the flock.”
  • Another flock-related word is gregarious, which means “fond of the company of others,” or, more literally, “belonging to the flock.”

EXAMPLES OF EGREGIOUS

  • The defendant’s egregious behavior in the courtroom shocked everyone present.
  • Despite their years of experience, the coach was unable to overlook the players’ egregious mistakes.
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