"softmax" meaning in All languages combined

See softmax on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined 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". Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} softmax (uncountable)
  1. (mathematics, statistics) 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). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Statistics
    Sense id: en-softmax-en-noun-koDh57KW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: softmaxes [present, singular, third-person], softmaxing [participle, present], softmaxed [participle, past], softmaxed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} softmax (third-person singular simple present softmaxes, present participle softmaxing, simple past and past participle softmaxed)
  1. Alternative spelling of softmaxx Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: softmaxx
    Sense id: en-softmax-en-verb-9L-tPO9M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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