backward pass

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Synonyms: backward pawn

Antonyms: backward pawn

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|American football}} A [[pass]] thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a [[hand-off]].
2. {{lb|en|machine learning}} The step of the [[backpropagation]] algorithm wherein the [[error]] [[gradient]] is applied in reverse order through the [[neural network]] by recursive application of the [[chain rule]].

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