What is an ‘activation function’ in a neural network?

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What is an ‘activation function’ in a neural network?

Key points

  • Activation functions introduce non-linearity in neural networks.
  • They help in learning complex patterns that linear functions cannot capture.
  • Without activation functions, neural networks would be limited to linear transformations only.

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