sigmoid
Shaped like S
Sigmoid describes an S-shaped curve or structure.
In anatomy, the sigmoid colon is the S-curved section of the large intestine before the rectum.
In mathematics and machine learning, a sigmoid function produces an S-shaped curve that maps any input to a value between 0 and 1, making it useful for modeling probabilities: The neural network uses a sigmoid activation function.
Large intestine section
- flexureA bend or curve
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- digestiveRelating to food breakdown
abdominal · diverticulitis · colonoscopy · peristalsis · gastrointestinal · descending · iliac · rectum
Purpose or duty
- curveSmooth, angleless line
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- asymptoteUnreached bounding curve
- graphVisual data display
derivative · integral · limit · tangent · slope · calculus · plot · axis
Setting into operation
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- layerSingle thickness of material
- backpropagationReverse gradient computation method
- perceptronLinear binary classifier algorithm
weights · bias · gradient · classification · binary · regression · probability · output
Signal-receiving molecule
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- activationSetting into operation
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
kinase · phosphorylation · dose-response · saturation · binding · ligand · regulatory
Two opposing consecutive bends
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- S-shapedDouble-curved form
Two opposing consecutive bends
- saturationState of complete permeation
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
colon
Large intestine section
digestive · abdominal · diverticulitis · colonoscopy · peristalsis · gastrointestinal · descending · iliac · rectum · mesentery
function
Purpose or duty
graph · derivative · integral · limit · tangent · slope · calculus · plot · axis · coordinate
activation
Setting into operation
- neuronImpulse-conducting cell
- layerSingle thickness of material
- backpropagationReverse gradient computation method
perceptron · weights · bias · gradient · classification · binary · regression · probability · output · threshold
receptor
Signal-receiving molecule
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- activationSetting into operation
inhibition · kinase · phosphorylation · dose-response · saturation · binding · ligand · regulatory
S-curve
Two opposing consecutive bends
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
S-shaped · undulating · winding · flexed · arched · ogee · sweeping
S-curve
Two opposing consecutive bends
- saturationState of complete permeation
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
sigmoidstep function
Piecewise constant graph
unbounded · discontinuous · exponential · sawtooth · linear