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vampiire OP t1_iyptzq3 wrote

Reply to comment by CrwdsrcEntrepreneur in Can you explain what this means? [wiki on deep learning] by vampiire

Thank you. This explains static vs dynamic. But what does symbolic vs analog mean in this context?

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CrwdsrcEntrepreneur t1_iys6ybl wrote

Analog means it operates with some form of continuity. Your nervous system (which your brain, and thus, your neurons, is part of) is operates thru the passing of continuous electrical signals.

Symbolic just means that is serves as a representation. I.e. the "neuron" in an ANN is not a real neuron. It just symbolizes one.

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vampiire OP t1_iys7bi1 wrote

Ah I see. I had always heard analog vs digital. Thought there was some semantic meaning I was missing. Thanks for the answers.

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CrwdsrcEntrepreneur t1_iys7hwi wrote

The electrical signals in our nervous system are analog, not digital.

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vampiire OP t1_iys7phn wrote

Right. I misunderstood symbolic to mean a third form of signal passing, in addition to analog and digital.

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