neural network

[ noor-uhl net-wurk, nyoor-uhl ]

noun

1. any group of neurons that conduct impulses in a coordinated manner, as the assemblages of brain cells that record a visual stimulus.
2. Also called neu·ral net. Computers. a hardware or software system in which weighted connections between data nodes are refined to produce increasingly accurate results in information processing, as in pattern recognition or problem solving, with the goal of algorithmic computing that requires minimal human intervention. cognitive computing, deep learning, machine learning ( def ).

neural network

noun

1. an interconnected system of neurons, as in the brain or other parts of the nervous system
2. Also calledneural net an analogous network of electronic components, esp one in a computer designed to mimic the operation of the human brain

Word History and Origins

Origin of neural network¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Hopfield joined Caltech as faculty in 1980 and, two years later, published his seminal paper in which he applied principles of the brain to computer circuits, creating a neural network able to hold memory and recognize patterns.

From Los Angeles Times

A NeRF encodes the geometry of a scene into the weights of a neural network, which gives the model a strong ability to interpolate, or estimate, novel views of a scene.

From Science Daily

Instead, researchers say, such “tortured acronyms” are likely the work of software that altered earlier wording—“convolutional neural network” in this case—to disguise plagiarism, while neglecting to change the acronym.

From Science Magazine

Those currently used for driver assistance on cars typically capture 30 to 50 frames per second and an artificial neural network can be trained to recognize objects in their images -- pedestrians, bikes, and other cars.

From Science Daily

Its images are processed by an AI system, called a convolutional neural network, that is trained to recognize cars or pedestrians.

From Science Daily