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title: "Dropout mask mathematical notation"
description: "Dropout mask is a recurring research-paper notation family. Randomly masks activations during training to discourage fragile co-adaptation, usually…"
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# Dropout mask mathematical notation

Dropout mask is a recurring research-paper notation family. Randomly masks activations during training to discourage fragile co-adaptation, usually…

## Public overview

Dropout mask is a recurring research-paper notation family. Randomly masks activations during training to discourage fragile co-adaptation, usually rescaling retained entries to preserve expectation.

Dropout mask: Randomly masks activations during training to discourage fragile co-adaptation, usually rescaling retained entries to preserve expectation. Example: Zero random entries and rescale the survivors during training.

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