Neural-network building blocks · MLD-0456
GELU
A smooth activation multiplying an input by its standard-normal cumulative probability.
Original reference page · detailed expansion pending. Original definitions, examples, notes and citations are preserved below. New examples are illustrative, not benchmark results.
Original example
Use a smooth nonlinearity in Transformer feed-forward blocks.
Original caveat
Implementations may use approximations.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Training · Inference · Theory.
Tags: DL · SLM · LLM · Vision · NLP.
Aliases: Gaussian error linear unit.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- Deep Learning: online textbook ↗ · Consulted
- PyTorch neural-network layers ↗ · Reference link
- PyTorch documentation ↗ · Reference link
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