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From: demers@odin.ucsd.edu (David E Demers)
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Subject: Re: $$$ NN-Contest $$$
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In article <2571@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de> alg044@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Algorithmen III alg044) writes:

>   "There are no stupid (questions) contests, only stupid answers."
   
>   Somebody told ...

>   Ok, the Contest:

>   +++Give the best definition of NN in one sentence.+++
 
>   The best author will be invited to a dinner with a president
>   of his/her choice.

Answer 1:  There is no generally accepted definition.

Answer 2: (giving it a shot anyway) A collection of units, each of
which operates in parallel with and independently of the others, 
performs a function based solely on its inputs and local
memory, and produces a single output value  [ ok let's have the
runon sentence here...] ; of arbitrary connectivity between units,
operating either synchronously or asynchronously.

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