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siamese

siamese

9.5
Describing a neural network that uses two identical parts to compare inputs
  • adjective
  • /ˈsaɪəˌmiːz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : siamés
  • You wouldn't be with her if she was your Siamese twin.

Examples

  • For a project on image recognition, we implemented a siamese architecture to evaluate the likeness of similar items.

  • Researchers trained a siamese network to distinguish between images of different faces by analyzing their similarities.

  • The development team chose a siamese model to enhance the accuracy of their machine learning algorithms for comparing datasets.

Synonyms

twin
vssiamese
67 1.8

Two things that are exactly alike and made to form a matching pair

is a technical design of identical subnetworks sharing weights to compare inputs
twinned
vssiamese
4.8

Two similar parts joined as a pair, for example two towns

is a machine learning architecture using identical subnetworks that share weights
paired
vssiamese
2.5

Two things that match and go together

is a neural network design with identical parallel subnetworks that share weights

Compounds

Siamese twin
  • Archaic
10 7.2

One of two babies whose bodies are joined at birth

Siamese cat
1 1.0

A slim short-haired cat with blue eyes and a pale body with darker ears, face, paws, and tail tip

blue point Siamese
6.4

A Siamese cat with a pale bluish cream body and darker grey ears, face, paws and tail

siamese connection
  • Specialized
8.1

A fitting on a building where firefighters attach hoses to pump water into the fire sprinkler or standpipe

Surface Forms

siamese positive

Morphology

siamese = Siam (opaque) = Siam + ese

The form is built regularly from 'Siam' + '-ese', but the computing sense is a later metaphorical extension and is not directly guessable for most learners.

Etymology

Siamese in computing comes from the idea of the famous Siamese twins, two identical people 'joined together'. A siamese network has two identical parts that share the same internal settings to compare how similar two inputs are, which is why it is called siamese.