1. Plural of connectionist; researchers, scientists, or theorists who study or advocate connectionism, a computational approach to understanding cognition and artificial intelligence based on networks of interconnected units.
Usage: technical; academic; cognitive science and artificial intelligence

Examples

• Connectionists argue that the brain operates through distributed networks rather than symbolic logic.
• Many connectionists in the 1980s and 1990s developed models inspired by biological neural systems.
• The debate between connectionists and classical cognitive scientists shaped modern AI research.
• Leading connectionists have contributed significantly to deep learning and machine learning advances.
• Connectionists use mathematical models to simulate how neurons might process information collectively.