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 | ||