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

But the rollout, which consisted of transferring massive voter datasets from antiquated county systems, was difficult for understaffed and overtaxed county clerk offices. —ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024

These instruments produce massive datasets that require AI algorithms to filter out noise and identify patterns, such as detecting exoplanets. —Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

That will presumably speed up the counting—and shorten the window between the first cut of a count and those who are looking for fraud in every shift and with every refresh of the datasets. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024

This was in addition to existing robot manipulation datasets from OXE, DROID and Bridge. —New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above