neuromorphic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English neuromorphic From neuro- + -morphic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, usually) 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more neuromorphic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most neuromorphic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |