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

The dataset represents the three-quarters of cases where ethnicity was recorded. —Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025

This conclusion also holds when expanding the dataset to include the past five years. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2025

This dataset, broken down by the country of citizenship of those detained, provides a clearer picture of the national scope of ICE's activities. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025

Artworks in the report’s dataset for repeat sales could have been sold at other auction houses numerous times. —George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above