sigmoid
/ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Curved in two directions, like the letter "S", or the Greek ς (sigma); having a serpentine shape.
adj
Curved in two directions, like the letter "S", or the Greek ς (sigma); having a serpentine shape.
adj
Relating to the sigmoid colon.
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "If we had the textbook from a hundred years in the future that contains all the simple ideas that actually work, that take so long to identify in practice — the ReLUs instead of sigmoids — for those of us who’ve been following AI for, like, more than the last couple of years and know what I’m taking about there."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek σῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)bor. English sigmoid Borrowing from Ancient Greek σῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs, “of the shape of sigma”), from σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă, “sigma”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”); Equivalent to sigma + -oid. Compare with French sigmoïde.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/
- British English: /ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/