neural networks

noun

UK /ˈnjʊə.rəl ˈnet.wɜːks/

US /ˈnʊr.əl ˈnet.wɝːks/

Computer programs that learn from examples, like a brain made of math.

The app uses neural networks to recognize faces in photos.

SYNONYMS

artificial neural networks deep learning models connectionist models machine learning models

RELATED WORDS

artificial intelligence deep learning neurons machine learning backpropagation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Networks of biological nerve cells in a brain or body.

Scientists mapped the neural networks of the mouse brain.

3. Mathematical systems of connected nodes that process information.

The neural network has three layers of connected nodes.

4. A computing approach inspired by how brains work.

Engineers built a neural network to predict weather patterns.