What is the sigmoid function and where is it commonly used?

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What is the sigmoid function and where is it commonly used?

Key points

  • Sigmoid function maps real values to (0, 1)
  • Ideal for binary classification outputs
  • Used as output activation in neural networks
  • Not a linear activation function like in option A
  • Not a step function like in option C

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