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/ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/ · adjective
(archaic) Semi-circular, like the uncial or lunate sigma (similar to English C)..
If we had the textbook from a hundred years in the future that contains all the simple ideas that actually work, that take so long to identify in practice — the ReLUs instead of sigmoids — for those of us who’ve been following AI for, like, more than the last couple of years and know what I’m taking about there.
Use sigmoid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sigmoid means (archaic) Semi-circular, like the uncial or lunate sigma (similar to English C)..
Common synonyms include S-shaped, sigmoidal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If we had the textbook from a hundred years in the future that contains all the simple ideas that actually work, that take so long to identify in practice — the ReLUs instead of sigmoids — for those of us who’ve been following AI for, like, more than the last couple of years and know what I’m taking about there.
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