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Activation Function

A mathematical function applied to a neuron's output that introduces non-linearity into the network.

Definition

A mathematical function applied to a neuron's output that introduces non-linearity into the network. Common examples include ReLU, sigmoid, and tanh. Without activation functions, neural networks would only be able to learn linear relationships, no matter how many layers they have.

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