Explanation of the "virtual input" phenomenon.
We write this letter to comment on the "virtual input" phenomenon reported by Thaler (Neural Networks, 8(1) (1995) 55-65). The author attributed the phenomenon to the network's ability to perform pattern classification and completion, and reported that pruning probability affects the number of virtual inputs observed. Our independent study of Thaler's results, however, reveals a simpler explanation of the "virtual input" phenomenon.
Leow
Wee Kheng
WK
School of Computing, National University of Singapore, 55 Science Drive 2, Singapore, Singapore
Setiono
Rudy
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