IDLmlafReLU

An activation function is a mathematical tool used in machine learning to impart non-linearities into linear systems. Choosing the proper activation function(s) is an important step in designing your neural network. The IDLmlafReLU (rectified linear unit) activation function is implemented with the following formula:

Example

Compile_opt idl2

Data = [-2.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 2.0]

actFunc = IDLmlafReLU()

Print, actFunc(data)

Syntax

actFunc = IDLmlafReLU()

Result = actFunc(X [, GRADIENT=value])

Note: IDL activation functions work by overloading the function operator. To avoid compilation problems, make sure that every routine that uses an activation function contains the statement:

Compile_opt idl2

Arguments

Alpha

Specify a number that will serve as alpha coefficient for the activation function (see the formula).

Keywords

GRADIENT (optional)

Set this keyword to a named variable to receive the gradient of the activation function at each point in the input X array. The output gradient will have the same dimensions as the input X array.

Version History

8.7.1

Introduced