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clusteron

clusteron noun: a mathematical model that represents the behavior of dendritic trees in neural networks.

Noun

clusteron (plural clusterons)

  1. A mathematical model that represents the behavior of dendritic trees in neural networks.
    • The learning rule used for both cell types was similar to the "clusteron" learning rule described in (Mel, 1992a), and involved two mechanisms known to contribute to neural development:2000, Panayiota Poirazi, Bartlett W. Mel, “Memory Capacity of Linear vs. Nonlinear Models of Dendritic Integration”, in Sara A. Solla, Klaus-Robert Müller, Todd K. Leen, editor, Advances in Neural...
    • The total activation value of a clusteron is computed according to the observation that it behaves as an approximative low-order polynomial function.2012, Simone Fiori, Pietro Burrascano, “Polynomial Clusterons Exhibit Statistical Estimation Abilities”, in Maria Marinaro, Roberto Tagliaferri, editor, Neural Nets WIRN Vietri-99, page 113

Forms of clusteron

pluralclusterons

Origin of clusteron

Blend of cluster + neuron.

Questions about clusteron

What does clusteron mean?
Clusteron means a mathematical model that represents the behavior of dendritic trees in neural networks.
What part of speech is clusteron?
Clusteron is a noun.
What is the plural of clusteron?
The plural of clusteron is clusterons.

Words near clusteron in the dictionary

  1. clusterlike
  2. clustermap
  3. clustermaps
  4. clusterogram
  5. clusterograms
  6. clusteron
  7. clusterons
  8. clusterous
  9. clusters
  10. clusters of differentiation
  11. clustersful

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