synapse
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- noun
- /ˈsɪnæps/
- Specialized
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sinapsis artificial
- And we're going to replace that synapse with a synaptic weight W OK.
Each of these cubes would cover all synapses within its domain.
- Each of these cubes would cover all synapses within its domain.
- So can we build a device that replicates these synapses?
Examples
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DARPA is also trying to build such chips that can run even larger neural networks with intelligent synapses.
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So each synapse can change its weight as well.
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Each of these cubes would cover all synapses within its domain.
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So they've also built artificial synapses, again effectively using single atoms.
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Why didn't you just reprogram the synapses to work collectively?
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In recent months, the team has developed prototype "neurosynaptic" microprocessors, or chips that operate more like neurons and synapses than like conventional semiconductors.
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In neuromorphic computing, an electronic synapse adjusts its signal strength to emulate biological processes.
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Engineers designed a new type of synapse that mimics the way neurons communicate in the human brain.
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The robotic system uses artificial synapses to process information similarly to how biological neurons do.
Surface Forms
Morphology
synapse = syn + apse
The computing sense is a technical metaphorical extension of the biological term; knowing the components does not let a learner infer the specialized meaning.
Etymology
The word synapse in computing borrows the biological name: it is an electronic or software 'join' that connects artificial neurons and controls the strength or timing of their signals, just like the tiny meeting point between real nerve cells.