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

Moreover, many algorithms are developed using datasets primarily from the Global North, which can lead to insensitivity to diverse contexts. —Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

The licensing terms of these models restrict some use cases and Meta has not been fully transparent about the training methods or datasets used to create its Llama family of models. —Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024

Machine learning was used to align the two datasets and construct a high-resolution view of how Alzheimer’s disease affects different cell populations over time. —New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024

All of it is powered by two of Google’s top AI initiatives: the company’s AI assistant, Gemini, and its Shopping Graph, an enormous dataset of 45 billion listings that helps spur on more than a billion shopping interactions daily. —Adriana Lee, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above