convolution
a rolled up or coiled condition.
a rolling or coiling together.
a turn of anything coiled; whorl.
Anatomy. one of the sinuous folds or ridges of the surface of the brain.
Origin of convolution
1Other words for convolution
Other words from convolution
- con·vo·lu·tion·al, con·vo·lu·tion·ar·y [kon-vuh-loo-shuh-ner-ee], /ˌkɒn vəˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i/, adjective
Words Nearby convolution
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How to use convolution in a sentence
Laurent Lessard modeled each jump as the convolution of a truncated uniform probability distribution with the previous probability distribution to find the next probability distribution.
Each AWS Inferentia chip contains four NeuronCores that implement a high-performance systolic array matrix multiply engine, which massively speeds up typical deep learning operations, such as convolution and transformers.
High-performance, low-cost machine learning infrastructure is accelerating innovation in the cloud | Amazon Web Services | November 1, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewEach convolution captured different essential features of the image, such as edges.
Deep Neural Networks Help to Explain Living Brains | Anil Ananthaswamy | October 28, 2020 | Quanta MagazineThus the skull becomes thinner at the site of every active organ, and thicker over every convolution that is inactive.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 | VariousIt had the movement of steam-wreaths, with each convolution faintly edged with light.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline | Hamlin Garland
He regarded the organ of language as a convolution lying on the super-orbital plate, behind the position of the eyeball.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 | VariousThis convolution is comparatively defective in animals generally, but more developed in birds of superior vocal powers.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 | VariousThe brain is large, and in quantity and amount of convolution exceeds that of the land Carnivores.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon | Robert A. Sterndale
British Dictionary definitions for convolution
/ (ˌkɒnvəˈluːʃən) /
a twisting together; a turn, twist, or coil
an intricate, involved, or confused matter or condition
Also called: gyrus any of the numerous convex folds or ridges of the surface of the brain
Derived forms of convolution
- convolutional or convolutionary, adjective
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