forward pass
- noun
- Specialized
- During training, each forward pass helps improve the accuracy of the neural network's outputs.
Examples
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In machine learning, the model performs a forward pass to generate predictions based on the input data.
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The brain quote UN quote is the thing that takes in the state and the reward takes a forward pass to the state and produced to the next action.
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The forward pass values are switched and multiplied by the value of the gradient in the output.
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The algorithm uses a forward pass to calculate the predicted values for each input sample.
Synonyms
One complete round of checks or work
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase transparently combines a direction ('forward') with the idea of sending or moving something ('pass'), so a learner who knows both words can plausibly infer it means sending/moving something onward. However, its specific technical sense as a stage of computation in a neural model is a domain-specific extension that is not fully predictable from the everyday meanings (and the example 'pass' given is sports-specific), so prior exposure or context is usually needed for the precise interpretation.
Etymology
Forward pass in machine learning uses a simple image: the input is sent forward in a pass through the model's steps until it reaches the output. So a forward pass means sending data through the model to produce a 'prediction' or result.