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backward pass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
back-ward -pass
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.

noun

The step of the backpropagation algorithm wherein the error gradient is applied in reverse order through the neural network by recursive application of the chain rule.

Inflected Forms

backward passes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

forward pass

Questions

What does backward pass mean?
A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.

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