neural

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to nerves, neurons, or the nervous system

   The researchers looked for a neural correlate of the reported feeling.

2. 2
   adj

   modeled on networks of interconnected neurons

   A neural model learned to distinguish the two patterns.

From Ancient Greek neuron ("sinew, tendon, nerve") + -al. English medical use developed alongside neurology; the computing sense comes from systems modeled loosely on biological neurons.

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