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rectifiers

rectifiers is the plural of rectifier.

Meaning of rectifier

Noun

rectifier (plural rectifiers)

  1. Something that rectifies.
  2. A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
  3. An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
  4. (artificial neural networks) The activation function f(x)= max (0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.

Phrases with rectifiers

Questions about rectifiers

What is rectifiers the plural of?
Rectifiers is the plural of rectifier.

Words near rectifiers in the dictionary

  1. rectified linear unit
  2. rectified linear units
  3. rectified spirit
  4. rectified spirits
  5. rectifier
  6. rectifiers
  7. rectifies
  8. rectiflexible
  9. rectiformer
  10. rectiformers
  11. rectify

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