Noun
sigmoid function (plural sigmoid functions)
(mathematical analysis, statistics) Any of various real functions whose graph resembles an elongated letter "S"; specifically, the logistic function
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{\displaystyle y={\frac {e^{x}}{e^{x}+1}}={\frac {1}{1+e^{-x}}}}
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