Terms related to AI · 3.1.10
connectionism
a way of modelling cognition with a network of simple linked units
What this term settles
The entry is short because it is meant to travel. It gives connectionism one meaning that can be quoted in a policy without a second interpretation layer.
Who it binds
A definition binds nobody on its own, so the force of connectionism comes only from the reader who adopts it in a policy, a contract, a data schema or an assurance argument.
What to do in your practice
Use the entry as a test in the next review. Ask the owner to point at the artefact that shows connectionism in this sense, then record the answer with a date.
Evidence an auditor or regulator asks for
- A controlled vocabulary entry for connectionism with the citation 3.1.10, an owner and a review date.An auditor can check that connectionism is controlled rather than assumed.
- An AI system inventory field that records the entry for each system, with its owner. The row names connectionism.Shows connectionism in use in the artefact the firm relies on, not only in a glossary.
- A policy or procedure sentence that uses the entry in this sense. The record carries the connectionism entry and its date.The policy borrows the word but not the boundary, so a supplier system and an in-house model are treated as the same kind of thing. The gap is tested against connectionism.
Common gaps this page catches
- connectionism is used in the AI vocabulary a policy reaches for first without a written definition, so two teams can mean different things.
- The entry for connectionism is reviewed when someone remembers, not on a cadence, so it drifts from the artefact it describes.
What to prepare before the amendment lands
Add the entry to the register, give it an owner and a review date, and test it against one live artefact this week. The test is the evidence; the register row alone is not.
How to test it here
Take one live artefact rather than a template, find the sentence or field where connectionism is used, and put this page beside it. Record the answer, the artefact and the date, because that record is the evidence and a glossary entry on its own is only an intention.
What this page does not claim
The page does not reproduce the standard, certify the firm or predict the wording the amendment will use; it states connectionism at the claim level "definition" and stops where the public record stops.
Common questions
- What does connectionism mean in ISO 22989?
- a way of modelling cognition with a network of simple linked units
- What evidence should we keep for 3.1.10?
- A controlled vocabulary entry for connectionism with the citation 3.1.10, an owner and a review date. An AI system inventory field that records the entry for each system, with its owner. The row names connectionism.
- Is connectionism a requirement?
- No: connectionism is a definition or clause of a terminology standard, and it becomes binding only when a firm writes it into a policy, a contract or a procedure, or when another standard incorporates it.
Related units
Source. ISO/IEC 22989:2022, Clause 3.1.10, Terms and definitions. Open the ISO public entry. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/en/#iso:std:iso-iec:22989:ed-1:v1:en
ISO catalogue record 88145, the amendment status, stage and dates. Catalogue record 74296, the base standard.
Claim level: definition. The definition is in the public preview. This page states it in our own words and does not reproduce the text.
Last updated: 2026-10-21 · Markdown version · Check your vocabulary