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by bob88jg 1081 days ago
It's nothing more than the chain rule...University level it is not...the engineering aspect is the non trivial part IMHO...
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While many learn calculus in high school, many also don't get it till uni. Not everyone is at your level, or took your same path, and that's okay. Don't shame people for not knowing when they're trying to learn.
The gradient of softmax is beyond most high school calculus students.