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wake-sleep algorithm

wake-sleep algorithm noun: a certain unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks, having separate "wake" and "sleep" phases that attempt to connect the layers of neurons in alternating directions.

Noun

wake-sleep algorithm (plural wake-sleep algorithms)

  1. A certain unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks, having separate "wake" and "sleep" phases that attempt to connect the layers of neurons in alternating directions.

Forms of wake-sleep algorithm

pluralwake-sleep algorithms

Questions about wake-sleep algorithm

What does wake-sleep algorithm mean?
Wake-sleep algorithm means a certain unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks, having separate "wake" and "sleep" phases that attempt to connect the layers of neurons in alternating directions.
What part of speech is wake-sleep algorithm?
Wake-sleep algorithm is a noun.
What is the plural of wake-sleep algorithm?
The plural of wake-sleep algorithm is wake-sleep algorithms.

Words near wake-sleep algorithm in the dictionary

  1. wake-on-LAN
  2. wake-over
  3. wake-overs
  4. wake-robin
  5. wake-robins
  6. wake-sleep algorithm
  7. wake-sleep algorithms
  8. wake-up
  9. wake-up call
  10. wake-up calls
  11. wake-ups

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