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Neural Network

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Quick meaning

A computing system loosely modelled on the human brain, used to recognise patterns in data.

Think of it like this

Like a web of connected decision points that work together to recognise a face or translate a sentence.

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Neural Network means: A computing system loosely modelled on the human brain, used to recognise patterns in data.

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