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softmax en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Coined by John S. Bridle in 1989, on the grounds of the function being "a differentiable generalisation of the 'winner-take-all' operation of picking the maximum value".

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A generalization of the logistic function that "squashes" a K-dimensional vector mathbf z of arbitrary real values to a K-dimensional vector σ( mathbf z) of real values in the range (0, 1).

softmax en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From soft + -max.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of softmaxx.
    alt of softmaxx

Forms

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softmaxing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
softmaxed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
softmaxed Tense=Past lexicographic
softmaxes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic