wake-sleep algorithm

noun

A certain unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks, having separate "wake" and "sleep" phases that attempt to connect the layers of neurons in alternating directions.

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nounwake-sleep algorithm (plural wake-sleep algorithms)

plural wake-sleep algorithms

  1. machine learningcomputerA certain unsupervised learning algorithm for neural networks, having separate "wake" and "sleep" phases that attempt to connect the layers of neurons in alternating directions.
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