Artificial Neural Networks
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- "a computer program that operates in a manner analogous to the natural neural network in the brain."
Encyclopædia Britannica (2006)
- "4. neural net, network Computing and Math., any system of interconnections which resembles or is based on the arrangement of neurones in the brain and nervous system; a program, configuration of microprocessors, etc., designed to simulate this."
Oxford English Dictionary (2002)
- "There is no universally accepted definition of an NN. But perhaps most people in the field would agree that an NN is a network of many simple processors ("units"), each possibly having a small amount of local memory. The units are connected by communication channels ("connections") which usually carry numeric (as opposed to symbolic) data, encoded by any of various means. The units operate only on their local data and on the inputs they receive via the connections. The restriction to local operations is often relaxed during training."
Neural Network FAQ (2002)
- "...an interconnected group of artificial neurons that uses a mathematical or computational model for information processing based on a connectionist approach to computation. There is no precise agreed definition among researchers as to what a neural network is, but most would agree that it involves a network of simple processing elements (neurons) which can exhibit complex global behaviour, determined by the connections between the processing elements and element parameters."
Wikipedia (2006)
- An artificial neural network is a network of simple processors, which, given some data, is capable of learning a function.
Sewell (2006)
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