dataset

noun

da·​ta·​set ˈdā-tə-ˌset 

ˈda-,

 also  ˈdä-

variants or less commonly data set

plural datasets also data sets

: a collection of data taken from a single source or intended for a single project

analyzed the dataset

If you're using a public dataset, make sure the data comes from a reliable source …

—Ben Dickson

The company is also … continuing to build its own dataset to improve its machine learning models.

—Alexandra S. Levine

Since AIs need a data set to learn and recognize patterns, one major worry artists have is that their artwork is being used for AI learning, raising concerns of copyright infringement.

—Daniel Salcedo Rubio

Examples of dataset in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to an internal planning document from the General Services Administration, which manages federal real estate, and other publicly available datasets, field offices in Forrest City and Texarkana are expected to close this year. —Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2025

Eightfold’s Talent Intelligence Platform leverages deep-learning algorithms to analyze vast datasets to infer skills that may not be explicitly listed on a candidate’s resume but are commonly associated with certain roles or industries. —Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

So far the project’s dataset has more than 8 terabytes of information so the model can run on about 55 billion parameters (the variables with which an LLM makes a prediction output, like neurons that synapse or connect in a human brain). —Marina E. Franco, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025

The project combined three components: deep neural networks, massive image datasets, and graphics processing units (GPUs). —Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dataset

• alphabet
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• biuret
• cigarette
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• epithet
• ethernet
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• internet