neural
adj.-
1 biological nerves (adj.) C1 Advanced Technical Medicinerelating to the nerves or the nervous system in your body.
relating to a nerve or the nervous system in a biological context.
ExampleThe doctor checked for neural damage after the patient complained of numbness in his arm.
ExampleThe researchers studied the neural pathways responsible for processing visual stimuli in the primary visual cortex.
UsageUsually placed before a noun; non-gradable.
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2 computing/AI (adj.) C1 Advanced Technical Computingrelating to computer programs that are designed to work like a human brain.
relating to or denoting artificial intelligence systems modelled on the human brain and nervous system.
ExampleA neural network can learn to recognize faces by looking at thousands of photos.
ExampleThe latest translation software utilizes a deep neural network to produce more idiomatic and contextually accurate results.
UsageCommonly used in the compound 'neural network'.
From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “a sinew, nerve”) + -al.
- Adjectiveabneural
- Adjectiveneural