softmax
A generalization of the logistic function that "squashes" a K-dimensional vector…A generalization of the logistic function that "squashes" a K-dimensional vector mathbf z of arbitrary real values to a K-dimensional vector σ( mathbf z) of real values in the range (0, 1).
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A generalization of the logistic function that "squashes" a K-dimensional vector mathbf z of arbitrary real values to a K-dimensional vector σ( mathbf z) of real values in the range (0, 1).
Origin
Coined by John S. Bridle in 1989, on the grounds of the function being "a differentiable gCoined by John S. Bridle in 1989, on the grounds of the function being "a differentiable generalisation of the 'winner-take-all' operation of picking the maximum value".
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