the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan
"The traveler carefully counted his som before buying a loaf of bread at the local market."
the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan
"The price of bread is two som, making it an affordable meal for most families in Bishkek."
The currency of Uzbekistan.
"The SOM algorithm was used to visualize high-dimensional data in two dimensions."
Initialism of self-organizing map.
In plain English: Som is an old-fashioned word for a type of hat that people used to wear long ago.
"The old som hanging on the wall had been there for decades."
Obsolete spelling of some
"The obsolete manuscript records the phrase "in som cases," which is an archaic way of writing "in some cases.""
Obsolete spelling of some
"The old manuscript uses the obsolete spelling som instead of some in its marginal notes."
The word "som" comes from Kyrgyz and Uzbek, where it originally meant pure gold. English adopted this term to refer to the currency used in several Central Asian countries that share these linguistic roots.