connectionist

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noun

An advocate of connectionism.

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Meanings

nounconnectionist (plural connectionists)

plural connectionists

  1. cognitive science; artificial intelligence; cognitive science; artificial intelligenceAn advocate of connectionism.

    At the helm of the connectionists was [Frank] Rosenblatt and his Perceptron, an early proof of concept for a machine learning system.

    2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN
adjectiveconnectionist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to connectionism.

Origin

From connection + -ist.

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Translations

French connexionniste
  • connexionnisteTranslations
German konnektionistisch
  • konnektionistischTranslations
Polish koneksjonista, koneksjonistka
  • koneksjonistaTranslations
  • koneksjonistkaTranslations
  • koneksjonistycznyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

connectionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectionist

MLA

“connectionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectionist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “connectionist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/connectionist.

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