The Softmax function is used in many machine learning applications for multi-class classifications. Unlike the Sigmoid function, which takes one input and assigns to it a number (the probability) from 0 to 1 that it’s a YES, the softmax function can take many inputs and assign probability for each one....
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German Word Meaning - 1
Etymology rocks
Aufgabe - auf is above, gabe is give, so aufgabe (work, job) is that which is given from above, either from your boss, parent, or god. Because if you choose to do it, it is not work, it’s play. But if it’s given from above - then it is work!...
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On Lavradors and Labradors
Which pronounciation is correct?
I own a Labrador, and I occasionally refer to him as a Lavrador. On some occasions I get corrected by annoying people who think they know better.
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The Spanish Con-prefix
Togtherness vs. Internalizer
It is a common belief that the con- prefix means “together” or “with”.
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Names and Meanings
The development of words through time and cultures
It is interesting to see how words can change meaning over cultures, and over time. Take a word like Liver. The organ that exists in humans and other vertebrates. It represent a unit of thought (a “think”) that is common today to distinct that particular organ from the rest of...
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