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forward pass

forward pass

4.6
A run of input data through a model to produce predictions
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : propagación hacia adelante
  • During training, each forward pass helps improve the accuracy of the neural network's outputs.

Examples

  • In machine learning, the model performs a forward pass to generate predictions based on the input data.

  • 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.

  • The forward pass values are switched and multiplied by the value of the gradient in the output.

  • The algorithm uses a forward pass to calculate the predicted values for each input sample.

Synonyms

pass
vsforward pass
  • Specialized
23 6.5

One complete round of checks or work

refers specifically to moving input through model layers to produce predictions

Surface Forms

forward pass singular

Morphology

forward + pass

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.