# neural network

Pronunciation: US say "nur-uhl NET-wurk" /nɝɹəl ˈnɛtwɝk/; UK say "nyoor-uhl NET-wurk" /ˌnjʊəɹəl ˈnɛtwɜːk/

## Noun

1. A computer system, real or simulated in software, designed to imitate the brain's ability to learn how to assess imprecise data.
   - Simple: A computer system that learns a bit like a brain does, so it can make sense of messy information.
   - _The bank trained a neural network to flag transactions that looked like fraud._
   - _Early neural networks struggled with messy handwriting that newer systems read with ease._
2. Any network of neurons and related cells that work together to serve a common purpose.
   - Simple: A group of nerve cells in the body that are linked and work together on one job.
   - _Damage to the neural networks that control speech can leave a patient unable to find words._
   - _Researchers mapped the neural network that lets the sea slug pull back its gill when touched._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/neural-network (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).