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backpropagation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An error correction technique used in neural networks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: machine learning

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Meaning 2

A phenomenon in which the action potential of a neuron creates a voltage spike both at the end of the axon, as normally, and also back through to the dendrites from which much of the original input current originated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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History

Etymology

From back + propagation.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: vastavirta-algoritmi — in computing
  • French: rétropropagation — in computing
  • Swedish: bakåtpropagering — in computing
  • Swedish: bakåtspridning — in computing