neuromorphic
neuromorphic adjective: that mimic and implement neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system to be used in a practical computing system.
Adjective
neuromorphic (not generally comparable, comparative more neuromorphic, superlative most neuromorphic)
- That mimic and implement neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system to be used in a practical computing system.
- neuromorphic computing
- “There is not going to be a single model for computing. We’ve had the linear, the serial one. We’re developing the neuromorphic methods that are designed around pattern recognition ... There will be a change, not just architecturally, but also in the way we integrate data that we are not doing now."2015 July 20, Adrienne LaFrance, quoting Peter Littlewood, “The Definition of 'Computer' Is Changing”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2016
Forms of neuromorphic
| comparative | more neuromorphic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most neuromorphic |
Origin of neuromorphic
From neuro- + -morphic.
Words formed from neuromorphic
Questions about neuromorphic
- What does neuromorphic mean?
- Neuromorphic means that mimic and implement neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system to be used in a practical computing system.
- What part of speech is neuromorphic?
- Neuromorphic is an adjective.
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