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Loss function

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logistic functionnoun(mathematics) A function, the result of the division of two exponential functions, that gives rise to the logistic curve.
logistic(operations) Relating to logistics.
minimaxnoun(decision theory, game theory) A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
utility functionnoun(game theory) A mathematical function that assigns a real number to every element of the outcome space in a way that captures the agent's preferences over both simple and compound lotteries.
penalty functionnoun(mathematics) Any function that applies constraints to a maximum or minimum problem
error functionnoun(mathematics, statistics, probability theory) A sigmoid function giving the probability that a measurement, under the influence of normally distributed errors with standard deviation, is within a certain distance from the mean value.
objective functionnoun(mathematics) A function to be maximized or minimized in optimization theory.
maximinnoun(decision theory, game theory) A rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
minmaxnounAlternative form of minimax. [(decision theory, game theory) A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.]
logitnoun(mathematics) the inverse of the "sigmoid" or "logistic" function used in mathematics, especially in statistics. The logit of a number p between 0 and 1 is given by the formula:
left inversenoun(mathematics) A related function that, given the output of the original function, returns the input that produced that output.
loglikelihoodnoun(statistics) The likelihood of a model fitting a data set according to a logarithmic formula.
minimizationnounThe act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.
local minimumnoun(mathematics) A point on a graph (or its associated function) whose value is less than all other points near it.
positive linear functionalnoun(mathematical analysis) A kind of linear functional which yields a non-negative scalar when given a non-negative function as parameter.
sigmoid functionnoun(mathematical analysis, statistics) Any of various real functions whose graph resembles an elongated letter "S"; specifically, the logistic function y=(eˣ)/(eˣ+1)=1/(1+e⁻ˣ).
negativeNot positive or neutral; bad; undesirable; unfavourable.
miniminnoun(economics, computer science, decision theory) A strategy or algorithm that seeks to minimize the minimum possible result.
laplaciannoun(mathematics) The Laplace operator.
softmaxnoun(mathematics, statistics) A generalization of the logistic function that "squashes" a K-dimensional vector mathbf z of arbitrary real values to a K-dimensional vector σ( mathbf z) of real values in the range (0, 1).

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