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backward pass

backward pass noun: a pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.

Noun

backward pass (plural backward passes)

  1. A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.
  2. (machine learning) The step of the backpropagation algorithm wherein the error gradient is applied in reverse order through the neural network by recursive application of the chain rule.

Forms of backward pass

pluralbackward passes

Questions about backward pass

What does backward pass mean?
Backward pass means a pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.
What part of speech is backward pass?
Backward pass is a noun.
What is the plural of backward pass?
The plural of backward pass is backward passes.

Words near backward pass in the dictionary

  1. backward integration
  2. backward integrations
  3. backward linkage
  4. backward linkages
  5. backward masking
  6. backward pass
  7. backward passes
  8. backward pawn
  9. backward pawns
  10. backward rationalization
  11. backward rationalizations

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