Neural Network

A computing system inspired by biological neurons that learns patterns from data by adjusting connection weights through iterative training.

A neural network is a machine learning architecture composed of layers of interconnected nodes that process information. Each node multiplies its inputs by learned weights, sums the results, and applies an activation function. The network learns by comparing predictions to actual outcomes, calculating error, and using backpropagation to adjust weights throughout the network. Modern deep learning uses neural networks with many layers to extract increasingly abstract patterns from data.

Also known as

neural net, artificial neural network, ANN, deep neural network, DNN