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NEURAL NETWORK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("neural network" is a kind of...):
reticulum (any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neural network"):
reticular formation; RF (a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone)
RAS; reticular activating system (the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function)
Holonyms ("neural network" is a part of...):
nervous system; systema nervosum (the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error
Synonyms:
neural net; neural network
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("neural network" is a kind of...):
computer architecture (the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system)
