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noun
A generalization of the logistic function that "squashes" a K-dimensional vector mathbf z of arbitrary real values to a K-dimensional vector σ( mathbf z) of real values in the range (0, 1).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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verb
Alternative spelling of softmaxx.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Coined by John S. Bridle in 1989, on the grounds of the function being "a differentiable generalisation of the 'winner-take-all' operation of picking the maximum value".
From soft + -max.
