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nerdponx
3345 days ago
Isn't the name "perceptron" going to be a little confusing in this context?
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gumby
3344 days ago
Yes, I found the name misleading also.
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msiggy
3344 days ago
That was my first thought as well
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wyliec
3344 days ago
Why exactly?
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nerdponx
3344 days ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilayer_perceptron
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wyliec
3344 days ago
...Hence why I've called my "feedforward artificial neural network model that maps sets of input data onto a set of appropriate outputs" builder Perceptron...
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nerdponx
3341 days ago
This would be like calling a linear model builder "Regression"
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wyliec
3339 days ago
No need to take the name so literally though - it's rare names are taken literally at all!
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wyliec
3345 days ago
Not in particular. Just a satisfiying name, and relevant enough.
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