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perceptron

/pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
per-cep-tron
IPA
/pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an element, analogous to a neuron, of an artificial neural network consisting of one or more layers of artificial neurons

noun

a network of such elements.

Etymology

Etymology tree English percept Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor. English -tron English perceptron From percept + -tron.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn/
  • British English: /pɜːˈsɛp.tɹɒn/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

perceptrons (plural)

Derived Forms

perceptronic perceptronium

Phrases

multilayer perceptron

Synonyms

McCulloch-Pitts neuron

Questions

How do you pronounce perceptron?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn/.
What does perceptron mean?
an element, analogous to a neuron, of an artificial neural network consisting of one or more layers of artificial neurons
Where does perceptron come from?
Etymology tree English percept Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor. English -tron English perceptron From percept + -tron.

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