This goes far beyond recent applications of neural networks in astrophysics, which were limited to
solving classification problems, such as determining whether an image shows a gravitational lens or not.
Industry types are in a quandry about whether to classify iPad as a PC; they'll have no
such classification problem with Tab and other 7 - inch tablets.
This example of
the classification problem nicely introduces Leroi's discussion of Aristotle's taxonomic system.
And some of these scientists say algae's
classification problem isn't with algae at all, but with the system we use to organize living things.
Whatever the reason for this occurring, be it bad marketing,
classification problems or a strange concept, some games just fail to find their audience.
So
the classification problem involves, at a minimum, the mapping of verbal descriptors (and, these days, usually, color photos, drawings and even video) onto a specimen which is never an exact match for the given criteria.