classifier

noun

clas·si·fi·er ˈkla-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r

: one that classifies

specifically : a machine for sorting out the constituents of a substance (such as ore)

: a word or morpheme used with numerals or with nouns designating countable or measurable objects

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This includes working with specialist teams at Google, along with technological solutions such as machine-language classifiers and hash-matching. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Hot colors show areas that the classifier determined with high probability to have been painted by the artist associated with the work. —

IEEE Spectrum, 23 Aug. 2021 As late as December 2020, Meta lacked hate speech classifiers for Oromo and Amharic, two of the major languages spoken in Ethiopia. —

Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022 At least once at the beginning of their international career, athletes submit documentation of their medical condition and also undergo evaluation by a minimum of two classifiers. —

Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for classifier