perceptron
/pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn/noun
perceptron is spelled P-E-R-C-E-P-T-R-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perceptron means “an element, analogous to a neuron, of an artificial neural network consisting of one or more layers of artificial neurons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perceptron is perceptrons.
How many letters and syllables are in perceptron?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-C-E-P-T-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perceptron?
Perceptron appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce perceptron?
- US /pəɹˈsɛp.tɹɑn/
- UK /pɜːˈsɛp.tɹɒn/
Perceptron has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of perceptron
- perceptrons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perceptron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
an element, analogous to a neuron, of an artificial neural network consisting of one or more layers of artificial neurons
- 2
a network of such elements.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does perceptron come from?
From percept + -tron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).