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 problem is worst for datasets that were created before computers were in common use. —Emily Fletcher, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2024

His work is regularly cited by white supremacist groups and used widely on websites, which have also resisted calls from the authors to remove the datasets. —Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 20 June 2024

Another issue that can occur during model pre-training is that sometimes the NSFW filter researchers use to remove adult images from the dataset is too picky, accidentally removing images that might not be offensive and depriving the model of depictions of humans in certain situations. —Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 June 2024

This seemingly counterintuitive reading is the result of the way the Bureau of Labor Statistics creates jobs reports, producing two separate datasets. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above