soft computing
[/sɔft kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ/]
noun
computação suave
1. A computing paradigm that uses approximate reasoning and tolerance for imprecision, uncertainty, and partial truth to solve complex problems, including techniques such as fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and probabilistic methods
Soft computing techniques are increasingly used in artificial intelligence to handle real-world problems with incomplete or imprecise data.
As técnicas de computação suave são cada vez mais utilizadas em inteligência artificial para lidar com problemas do mundo real que possuem dados incompletos ou imprecisos.
2. A collection of methodologies aimed at exploiting tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve tractability, robustness, and low solution cost
Machine learning engineers applied soft computing to optimize the recommendation system.
Engenheiros de aprendizado de máquina aplicaram computação suave para otimizar o sistema de recomendação.
Soft computing is a specialized technical term primarily used in academic, research, and professional computing contexts in Brazil and Portugal. It is rarely used in casual conversation. The field gained prominence in the 1990s and is now standard terminology in computer science curricula and AI research across Portuguese-speaking countries. The English term is often retained in technical literature even in Portuguese publications due to the internationalized nature of scientific communication.
Related Idioms & Phrases
fuzzy thinking (vague or imprecise reasoning, related conceptually)
thinking outside the box (similar to soft computing's approach to unconventional problem-solving)
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