data structure
noun
: any of various methods or formats (such as an array, file, or record) for organizing data in a computer
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That factual indication is essentially incorporated into the pattern-matching data structure.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
This data structure can perfectly store and recall a few tokens, but as the number of tokens grows, its recall becomes lossier.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
By and large, the underlying data structure of generative AI and LLMs makes use of artificial neural networks (ANNs).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Our first order of business was to choose an effective data structure to convey the locations of blocks in a floorplan.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
This data structure can perfectly store and recall a few tokens, but as the number of tokens grows, its recall becomes lossier.
—Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
By and large, the underlying data structure of generative AI and LLMs makes use of artificial neural networks (ANNs).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Our first order of business was to choose an effective data structure to convey the locations of blocks in a floorplan.
—Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Data structure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/data%20structure. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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