perceptron.

A basic computational model that combines weighted inputs and applies a decision rule to produce an output.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a single-layer perceptron
• a perceptron classifier

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The old classifier used a perceptron rather than the station’s newer network.

She inspected the perceptron’s weights after it repeatedly misclassified the same pattern.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular perceptron; plural perceptrons. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.