softcomputing
nounUK /ˌsɒft kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
US /ˌsɔft kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/
A way of making computers guess good answers even when things are not perfectly clear.
Softcomputing helps a phone understand your voice even when you have a cold.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A branch of computer science that uses fuzzy logic, neural networks, and similar methods to handle uncertainty.
Researchers in softcomputing design systems that tolerate noisy data.
3. Computing that mimics how humans reason with vague or incomplete information.
Softcomputing lets a robot decide how hard to grip a soft fruit.
4. A set of techniques for solving problems that are hard to model exactly.
Weather prediction often relies on softcomputing methods.