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Backpropagation

The algorithm that computes how much each weight contributed to an error, so gradient descent knows how to adjust it.

Backpropagation sends the error signal backwards through the network's layers. Together with gradient descent, it is how virtually every neural network learns.

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What does Backpropagation mean?

The algorithm that computes how much each weight contributed to an error, so gradient descent knows how to adjust it. Backpropagation sends the error signal backwards through the network's layers. Together with gradient descent, it is how virtually every neural network learns.