convolution
Function-combining integral operation
Convolution is a twisting or coiling together, or the resulting shape—like the folds of the brain or the whorls of a seashell.
Figuratively, a convolution is a complication that makes something harder to follow: The plot's convolutions lost me halfway through.
In mathematics and signal processing, convolution is an operation that combines two functions to produce a third, fundamental to image processing and neural networks.
Wound circular arrangement
- spiralCurve winding around center
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
- curlSpiral or loop form
loop · twine · entwine · intertwine · kink · swirl · vortex · torsion
Cerebral cortex ridge
- sulcusGroove in tissue
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
- cerebrumBrain's largest division
- grey matterNeuronal cell body tissue
hemisphere · lobe · fold · ridge · furrow · surface area · cerebral · encephalon
Porous separation device
- kernelSeed or essential core
- poolingMerging shared contributions
- strideExtended single footstep
- paddingMaterial for cushioning
CNN · deep learning · layer · activation · backpropagation · image recognition · tensor · channel
Antiderivative or crucial component
- LaplaceFrench mathematical physicist's surname
- transformChange completely in form
- kernelSeed or essential core
- functionPurpose or duty
signal processing · theorem · operator · distribution · filter · integration · domain · frequency
Line from folding
- pleatSewn fabric fold
- tuckFold into concealment
- rufflePleated fabric edging
- gatherBring or come together
drape · overlap · layer · crimp · corrugation · wrinkle · pucker · furrow
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- elaborateComplex and detailed
knotty · tortuous · complicated · dense · obscure · impenetrable · multilayered · overwrought
coil
Wound circular arrangement
- spiralCurve winding around center
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
curl · loop · twine · entwine · intertwine · kink · swirl · vortex · torsion · winding
gyrus
Cerebral cortex ridge
grey matter · hemisphere · lobe · fold · ridge · furrow · surface area · cerebral · encephalon · wrinkle
filter
Porous separation device
padding · CNN · deep learning · layer · activation · backpropagation · image recognition · tensor · channel · downsampling
integral
Antiderivative or crucial component
- LaplaceFrench mathematical physicist's surname
- transformChange completely in form
- kernelSeed or essential core
function · signal processing · theorem · operator · distribution · filter · integration · domain · frequency · analysis
crease
Line from folding
gather · drape · overlap · layer · crimp · corrugation · wrinkle · pucker · furrow · ridge
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
elaborate · knotty · tortuous · complicated · dense · obscure · impenetrable · multilayered · overwrought · baroque
- twists and turnstwist, turn, bend, curve, zigzag
- foldsfolds, fold, pleats, pleat, creases
- image effectsblur, sharpen, filtering, brighten, darken
- overcomplexityoverengineering, overthinking, intricacy, overdesign, overkill
- computer visionface recognition, pattern recognition, edge detection, image recognition, OCR
- machine learningneural networks, deep learning, backpropagation, underfitting, CNNs
convolutionstraightness
Absence of curvature
linearity · line · straight line · flatness · smoothness
convolutionsimplicity
Lack of complexity
clarity · straightforwardness · directness · succinctness · plainness