From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishneural networkˌneural ˈnetwork (also neural net) noun [countable] a set of computers that are connected to each other, which share information and operate in a way that is supposed to be similar to the human brain By 1989, they were using neural networks to assess credit risks.
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neural network• Netbuilder will, according to the company, allow developers to build information analysis systems using multiple neural network and statistical analysis modules.• Keep in mind that there are many different types of neural network architectures.• Some neural network implementations require this special-purpose hardware.• Managers found themselves wondering whether a conventional approach could replace the neural network.• Pairs of inputs and outputs are applied to the neural network. 