Perceptron

//pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an element, analogous to a neuron, of an artificial neural network consisting of one or more layers of artificial neurons
  2. 2
    a network of such elements.

Synonyms

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mcculloch pitts neuronmcculloch-pitts neuron

Etymology

From percept + -tron.

Related phrases

multilayer perceptronneural network

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