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network topology

network topology

5.3
How layers and simple units connect in a computer model that learns
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛtˌwɜrk tɑˈpɑləgi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : topología de red
  • She designed a sparse network topology with skip connections to improve gradient flow during training.

Examples

  • The conference paper analyzed how convolutional network topology variations influence accuracy on image recognition tasks.

  • Researchers compared how different network topology choices affected learning speed and generalization in the model.

  • The network topology determines how data flows through the system.

  • A star network topology connects all nodes to a central hub.

  • Researchers compared how different network topology choices affected learning speed and generalization in the model.

  • She designed a sparse network topology with skip connections to improve gradient flow during training.

  • The conference paper analyzed how convolutional network topology variations influence accuracy on image recognition tasks.

Synonyms

topology
vsnetwork topology
  • Specialized
4 8.8

How devices and links are arranged in a network

applies specifically to artificial neural layers, units, and computation rather than communications
network architecture
vsnetwork topology
  • Specialized
4.3

The arrangement of layers and connections in a computer model that learns from data

focuses more on the pattern used for computation rather than learning effects

Antonyms

chaos
438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

disorder
31 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

Surface Forms

network topology singular
network topologies plural

Morphology

network + topology

The phrase literally denotes the 'topology (configuration) of a network' and this meaning follows directly from combining 'network' (an interconnected system) with 'topology' (a configuration of nodes/links). Although used in technical contexts (e.g. neural networks), the compositional noun+noun structure is transparent and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Network topology in artificial neural networks uses the same picture: imagine rows of small circles called neurons with wires between the rows. The network is the circles and the topology is the pattern of their connections, so it means the 'pattern' of layers and links the model uses to do its work.