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deep learning
[ deep lur-ning ]
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noun
an advanced type of machine learning that uses multilayered neural networks to establish nested hierarchical models for data processing and analysis.
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- Deep learning is a subfield of machine learning, in which machines come up with algorithms to solve problems on their own.
- Deep learning refers to when computers are taught to learn more like humans, by example, and to make decisions.
- The word deep refers to the multitude of layers that are constructed in the artificial neural networks.
- Deep learning was first recorded as a term by Rina Dechter in the 1986 conference proceedings of the 5th National Conference on Artificial Intelligence.
EXAMPLES OF DEEP LEARNING
- The dress company implemented an artificial intelligence technique called deep learning to automate the design process.
- The ophthalmologist used a machine that applied deep learning to detect early stages of macular degeneration in her patients’ eyes.
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
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- Egregious was first recorded in 1525-35.
- Egregious comes from the Latin word 脓驳谤别驳颈耻蝉, which means 鈥減reeminent, outstanding.鈥�
- The greg– element in egregious is the聽stem of 驳谤脓虫, 鈥渇lock,鈥� such that egregious literally means “standing out from the flock.”
- Another flock-related word is聽gregarious, which means “fond of the company of others,” or, more literally, “belonging to the flock.”
EXAMPLES OF EGREGIOUS
- The defendant’s egregious behavior in the courtroom shocked everyone present.
- Despite their years of experience, the coach was unable to overlook the players’ egregious mistakes.
seersucker
[ seer-suhk-er ]
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traditionally a striped cotton with alternate stripes crinkled in the weaving.
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- Seersucker was first recorded in English around 1715-25, after the fabric had begun to be imported to Europe from India.
- Seersucker comes from the Hindi word 蝉墨谤蝉补办补谤, from the Persian phrase 蝉丑墨谤 o shakar, which literally means “milk and sugar.”
- Seersucker was originally used in workwear but became fashionable for men’s suits in the southern United States around the turn of the 20th century.
EXAMPLES OF SEERSUCKER
- The old rocking chair on the front porch was draped in a faded seersucker cushion, evoking nostalgic memories of lazy afternoons.
- As the summer heat intensified, he opted for a lightweight seersucker suit that kept him cool and stylish.
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