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Meaning of "connectionism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONNECTIONISM

connectionism  [kəˈnɛkʃənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONNECTIONISM

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Connectionism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONNECTIONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Connectionism

Connectionism is a set of approaches in the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind, that models mental or behavioral phenomena as the emergent processes of interconnected networks of simple units. There are many forms of connectionism, but the most common forms use neural network models.

Definition of connectionism in the English dictionary

The definition of connectionism in the dictionary is the theory that the connections between brain cells mediate thought and govern behaviour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONNECTIONISM


abolitionism
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm
abstentionism
æbˈstɛnʃənɪzəm
adoptianism
əˈdɒpʃənɪzəm
annihilationism
əˌnaɪɪˈleɪʃənɪzəm
constructionism
kənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
contortionism
kənˈtɔːʃənɪzəm
conversationism
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənɪzəm
dissolutionism
ˌdɪsəˈluːʃənɪzəm
evolutionism
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪzəm
interventionism
ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪzəm
obstructionism
əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
Pan-Asianism
ˈpænˈeɪʃənɪzəm
progressionism
prəʊˈɡreʃənɪzəm
prohibitionism
ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃənɪzəm
protectionism
prəˈtekʃənɪzəm
reactionism
rɪˈækʃənɪzəm
Rosicrucianism
ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃənɪzəm
secessionism
sɪˈsɛʃənɪzəm
suggestionism
səˈdʒɛstʃənɪzəm
tolerationism
ˌtɒləˈreɪʃənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONNECTIONISM

connectable
connected
connectedly
connectedness
connecter
connectible
Connecticut
connecting
connecting flight
connecting rod
connection
connection charge
connection fee
connectional
connections
connective
connective tissue
connectively
connectivity
connector

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONNECTIONISM

abstract expressionism
anachronism
antagonism
creationism
exhibitionism
expansionism
expressionism
hedonism
impressionism
interactionism
isolationism
mechanism
monism
Mormonism
Parkinsonism
perfectionism
Platonism
reductionism
trade unionism
unionism
Zionism

Synonyms and antonyms of connectionism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «connectionism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONNECTIONISM

Find out the translation of connectionism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of connectionism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «connectionism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

联结
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conexionismo
570 millions of speakers

English

connectionism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

connectionism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصلة connectionism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коннекционизма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

connectionism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংযোগবাদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

connexionnisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterkaitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

connectionism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コネクショニズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

connectionism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sambungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

connectionism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடர்பியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जोडणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağlantıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

connessionismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

connectionism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коннекціонізма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conexionismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

connectionism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

konneksionisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konnektionism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

connectionism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of connectionism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNECTIONISM»

The term «connectionism» is normally little used and occupies the 114.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONNECTIONISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about connectionism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONNECTIONISM»

Discover the use of connectionism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to connectionism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Turing’s Connectionism: An Investigation of Neural Network ...
In this book, Christof Teuscher analyzes all aspects of Turing's "unorganized machines.
Christof Teuscher, 2002
2
Connectionism and the Philosophy of Psychology
No one interested in the theory of cognitive architecture can afford to ignore this book." -- Brian P. McLaughlin, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University "A fascinating read. The book is original and thought-provoking.
Terence Horgan, Terry Horgan, 1996
3
Connectionism: A Hands-on Approach
This book is designed to be used as a stand-alone volume, or alongside Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).
Michael R. W. Dawson, 2008
4
Connectionism: Debates on Psychological Explanation
This volume provides an introduction to and review of key contemporary debates concerning connectionism, and the nature of explanation and methodology in cognitive psychology.
Cynthia Macdonald, Graham Macdonald, 1995
5
Music and Connectionism
Tuevo Kohonen. Bernice Laden. PauliLaine. Otto Laske. Marc Leman. J. P. Lewis. Christoph Lischka. D. Gareth Loy. Ben Miller. MichaelMozer. Samir I. Sayegh. Hajime Sano. Todd Soukup. Don Scarborough. Kalev Tiits. Peter M. Todd. KariTorkkola.
Peter M. Todd, D. Gareth Loy, 1991
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Connectionism and the Philosophy of Mind
This series will include monographs and collections of studies devoted to the investigation and exploration of knowledge, information and data processing systems of all kinds, no matter whether human, (other) animal, or machine.
T. Horgan, Terence Horgan, J. Tienson, 1991
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Current Trends in Connectionism: Proceedings of the 1995 ...
If this constraint is not adopted, we are dealing with "unlimited connectionism." Within unlimited connectionism we allow activation functions and output functions of an unit to be defined by any functions whatsoever. Because it is questionable ...
Lars F. Niklasson, Mikael B. Bod‚n, 2013
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Connectionism and the Mind: Parallel Processing, Dynamics, ...
This text provides an introduction to connectionist networks and explores their theoretical and philosophical implications.
William Bechtel, Adele Abrahamsen, 2002
9
The Human Semantic Potential: Spatial Language and ...
This work brings about an impressive integration of ideas from cognitive linguistics, connectionism, and computer science in order to attack the problem of learning perceptually grounded semantics of spatial terms.
Terry Regier, 1996
10
Neurocomputers and Attention: Connectionism and neurocomputers
The papers in this volume and its companion (unseen) are from a conference (date and place not specified) and provide an overview of Soviet approaches to the theory of neural networks.
Arun V. Holden, Vitaly I. Kryukov, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONNECTIONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term connectionism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chinese speakers use more of their brain than English speakers
This latest study supports one emerging theory, connectionism, that maintains that some languages require interactions across the entire brain. «Quartz, Feb 15»
2
If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different
Modern theories on connectionism – the idea that knowledge is distributed across different parts of the brain and not tucked into dedicated ... «The Conversation UK, Feb 15»
3
Sebastian Seung's Quest to Map the Human Brain
... hit on a new way of thinking that is described as connectionism. The basic idea (which borrows from computer science) is that simple units, ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
4
Strong AI Manifesto
Connectionism. Hypergraphs. Sparse Distributed Memory. Causal modeling. Parameter learning and Model-free methods. All of these, every ... «h+ Magazine, Jul 13»
5
Naturalistic Traditions: Evolution and the Way to Live
Casebeer, W. D. (2003). Natural Ethical Facts: Evolution, Connectionism, and Moral Cognition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Curry, O. (2006). «Patheos, Mar 13»
6
A Deepness In The Mind: The Symbol Grounding Problem
Harnad's low level interface, which he abstractly constructs from a notion of connectionism, reminded me of something ubiquitous (whether you ... «Science 2.0, Sep 12»
7
David Rumelhart, pioneer in cognitive neuroscience, dies at 68
... pioneer in the field of cognitive neuroscience who explored the concept of connectionism – the idea that no single neuron in the human brain ... «Stanford University News, Mar 11»
8
La mémoire en héritage
Descartes to connectionism, Cambridge University Press, 1998. 6Sur tout ce qui précède, cf. Dupont J.-C. (ed.) Histoires de la mémoire, Vuibert ... «Revues.org, May 10»
9
Is The Human Mind Algorithmic?
This is the heart of Connectionism in computer science, cognitive science and neuroscience, where in the last case, we identify a neuron firing ... «NPR, Mar 10»
10
Critical thinking skills can prove vital
Connectionism. How the brain, performing trillions of operations per second, recognizes previous experience and relates it to the present. «USA Today, Dec 05»

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« EDUCALINGO. Connectionism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/connectionism>. May 2024 ».
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