Definition of connectionism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cognitive theory

TECH.

theory that mental processes are modeled by interconnected networks

TECH.

Connectionism suggests that learning occurs through the strengthening of connections between neurons.

neuroscience

TECH.

approach in cognitive science using artificial neural networks

TECH.

Researchers in AI often use connectionism to develop more advanced machine learning algorithms.

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Origin of connectionism

English, connection (link) + ism (doctrine)

Examples of connectionism in a sentence

Connectionism has revolutionized our understanding of cognitive processes.
Connectionism has revolutionized the field of cognitive science.
The professor's lecture on connectionism was enlightening.

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French:connexionnisme, connectionnisme, ...
German:Konnektionismus, ...
Italian:connessionismo, ...
Spanish:conexionismo, conexión artificial, ...
Portuguese:teoria das conexões, conexismo, ...
Chinese:连接主义, 连接主义方法, ...
Japanese:コネクショニズム, コネクショニズムアプローチ, ...
Arabic:اِتِّصَالِيَّة, نَظَرِيَّة الاِتِّصالِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנֶקְשְׁנִיזְם, תְּאוֹרִיַת הַחִבּוּרִים, ...
Russian:коннекционизм, ...
Ukrainian:конекціонізм, підхід конекціоністів, ...
Hindi:कनेक्शनिज़्म, कनेक्शनिज़्म दृष्टिकोण, ...
Bengali:সংযোগবাদ, সংযোগ পদ্ধতি, ...
Catalan:connexió, enfocament de connexió, ...
Czech:konekcionismus, ...
Danish:forbindelsesteori, forbindelsestilgang, ...
Dutch:connectionisme, ...
Greek:συνδετισμός, προσέγγιση συνδέσεων, ...
Hungarian:kapcsolatizmus, ...
Khmer:ទ្រឹស្តីបណ្ដាញសរសៃប្រសាទដែលតភ្ជាប់គ្នា, ទ្រឹស្តីបណ្តាញតភ្ជាប់, ...
Korean:연결주의, ...
Persian:اتصال‌گرایی, ...
Polish:koneksjonizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):conexismo, ...
Romanian:conexonism, conexiune, ...
Swedish:konnektionism, ...
Thai:ทฤษฎีการเชื่อมโยง, วิธีการเชื่อมโยง, ...
Turkish:bağlantıcılık teorisi, bağlantıcılık yaklaşımı, ...
Vietnamese:thuyết kết nối, phương pháp kết nối, ...

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