English noun: neural network | |||
1. | neural network (communication) computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error | ||
Synonyms | neural net | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer architecture | ||
2. | neural network (body) any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body | ||
Synonyms | neural net | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reticulum | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | RAS, reticular activating system, reticular formation, RF | ||
Part meronym | nervous system, systema nervosum | ||