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Definition of "connectionist" [connectionist]

  • An advocate of connectionism (noun)
  • Of, or relating to connectionism (adjective)

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Use "connectionist" in a sentence
  • "Example two: behaviourist / connectionist overlap: Much contemporary work in cognitive science on the set of models known as connectionist or parallel distributed processing PDP models seems to share behaviorism's anti-nativism about learning."
  • "Much contemporary work in cognitive science on the set of models known as connectionist or parallel distributed processing (PDP) models seems to share behaviorism's anti-nativism about learning."
  • "The mind as a connectionist network, little nerve cells and clusters with reinforcing connections to other nerves, until associations build up."