feed-forward
Signal passes onward
Feed-forward describes a system where information flows in one direction only, from input to output, without looping back.
In neural networks, a feed-forward architecture passes data through layers sequentially: The basic feed-forward network has no memory of previous inputs.
The term contrasts with feedback systems, where outputs influence subsequent inputs.
Without feedback control
- anticipatoryFeeling or showing expectation
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- predictiveRelating to forecasts
- compensationPayment for services rendered
regulation · correction · stabilization · proactive · setpoint · actuator · controller · calibration
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- gainPositive return received
- filterPorous separation device
bandwidth · analog · digital · audio · transistor · voltage · current · impedance
Reverse gradient computation method
- perceptronLinear binary classifier algorithm
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
propagation · multilayer · gradient · architecture · neuron · convolutional · transformer · dropout
Moving in one direction
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- transmissionSending of information
cascade · downstream · processing · throughput · one-way · acyclic · directed · pathway
open-loop
Without feedback control
- anticipatoryFeeling or showing expectation
- preemptiveActing to forestall
- predictiveRelating to forecasts
compensation · regulation · correction · stabilization · proactive · setpoint · actuator · controller · calibration · adjustment
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
filter · bandwidth · analog · digital · audio · transistor · voltage · current · impedance · modulation
backpropagation
Reverse gradient computation method
- perceptronLinear binary classifier algorithm
- weightsHeavy objects for lifting
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
inference · propagation · multilayer · gradient · architecture · neuron · convolutional · transformer · dropout · tensor
unidirectional
Moving in one direction
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
transmission · cascade · downstream · processing · throughput · one-way · acyclic · directed · pathway · propagation
feed-forwardfeedback control
Regulation using output information
feedback · closed-loop · servo · open-loop
feed-forwardrecurrent
Happening multiple times
feedback · bidirectional · recursive · cyclical · self-referential
feed, forward, fed, feeding, feeds, feeder, feeders, forwarder, forwarding