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rectified linear unit

rectified linear unit noun: a unit (artificial neuron) in an artificial neural network that employs a rectifier.

Noun

rectified linear unit (plural rectified linear units)

  1. A unit (artificial neuron) in an artificial neural network that employs a rectifier.
    Synonyms:
    ReLU
  2. The rectifier function itself.

Synonyms of rectified linear unit

Forms of rectified linear unit

pluralrectified linear units

Origin of rectified linear unit

Coined by Vinod Nair and Geoffrey Hinton in 2010 after linear units used earlier. Displaced earlier term "analog threshold element" which hasn't caught on in 1969

Words formed from rectified linear unit

Questions about rectified linear unit

What does rectified linear unit mean?
Rectified linear unit means a unit (artificial neuron) in an artificial neural network that employs a rectifier.
What part of speech is rectified linear unit?
Rectified linear unit is a noun.
What is the plural of rectified linear unit?
The plural of rectified linear unit is rectified linear units.

Words near rectified linear unit in the dictionary

  1. rectifications
  2. rectificator
  3. rectificators
  4. rectificatory
  5. rectified
  6. rectified linear unit
  7. rectified linear units
  8. rectified spirit
  9. rectified spirits
  10. rectifier
  11. rectifiers

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