English
activation function
From activation + function.
A compound of activation + function
English activate
English activation
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- ‘to enjoy’
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Latin fungor ‘to perform’
Latin fūnctiō ‘performance’
Old French fonction
Middle French function
English function
Today it means
noun A function that defines the output of a particular node in an artificial neural network on the basis of its inputs.
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Etymograph / activation function