5. Glossary

neural network; réseau de neurones

A set of interconnected formal neurons (units performing a calculation). Connections between neurons are weighted by weights, adjusted during the learning phase of the neural network. Neural networks are used, for example, in pattern recognition and natural language processing.

Softmax function; softmax function

Vector function returning $\frac{\exp a_i}{{\displaystyle {\sum }_k\exp a_k}}$ for each of the components a _i of the input vector. This function can be used, for example,...