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title: "Bias term mathematical notation"
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# Bias term mathematical notation

Bias term is a recurring research-paper notation family. Adds a learned offset that lets an affine unit produce nonzero output even when its weighted…

## Public overview

Bias term is a recurring research-paper notation family. Adds a learned offset that lets an affine unit produce nonzero output even when its weighted input is zero.

Bias term: Adds a learned offset that lets an affine unit produce nonzero output even when its weighted input is zero. Example: Shift every transformed output by its learned bias coordinate.

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