transformer

Definition

Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.

Etymology

From transform + -er.

Example Sentences

• "While initial reports Thursday traced the glow to a transformer explosion or a fire, Mr. McGee said there was no fire, and there were no transformers involved."
• "Transformer is a deep machine learning model based on the encoder–decoder network architecture and is used primarily in the field of NLP."
• "The transformer helped machine-learning systems improve at a much faster pace, leading directly to last year’s release of ChatGPT and the attendant boom in interest around AI. (Transformers are the “T” in ChatGPT.)"

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