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Etymology edit

Borrowing from Ancient Greek σῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs, of the shape of sigma), from σῖγμᾰ (sîgma, sigma) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, -oid, -like); Equivalent to sigma +‎ -oid. Compare with French sigmoïde.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡ.mɔɪd/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪɡmɔɪd

Adjective edit

sigmoid (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Semi-circular, like the uncial or lunar sigma (similar to English C).
  2. Curved in two directions, like the letter "S", or the Greek ς (sigma); having a serpentine shape.
    Synonym: (informal) S-shaped
    1. (mathematics) Exhibiting logistic growth; having a graph that accelerates until it reaches a carrying capacity.
  3. (anatomy) Relating to the sigmoid colon.
    Synonym: sigmoidal

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Noun edit

sigmoid (plural sigmoids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of sigmoid colon.
  2. (mathematics) Ellipsis of sigmoid function.[1]
    • 2023 June 29th, “AI will kill all of us | Eliezer Yudkowsky interview” (16:12–16:28 from the start), in The David Pakman Show[2], spoken by Eliezer Yudkowsky, via YouTube:
      If we had the textbook from a hundred years in the future that contains all the simple ideas that actually work, that take so long to identify in practice — the ReLUs instead of sigmoids — for those of us who’ve been following AI for, like, more than the last couple of years and know what I’m taking about there.

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References edit

  1. ^ Eric W. Weisstein (July 19, 2021), “Sigmoid Function”, in Mathworld[1]

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French sigmoïde.

Adjective edit

sigmoid m or n (feminine singular sigmoidă, masculine plural sigmoizi, feminine and neuter plural sigmoide)

  1. sigmoid

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