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activation function

noun

Etymology

From activation + function.

  1. derived from *bʰewg-✻
  2. derived from functiō — “performance, execution”
  3. derived from fonction
  4. borrowed from function
  5. compounded as activation function — “activation + function”

Definitions

  1. A function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network…

    A function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network on the basis of its inputs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for activation function. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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