The Modern Mathematics of Deep Learning

Approximation precision

Penguin learning project

The project uses 342 complete Palmer penguin records: 240 training-pool and 102 held-out rows. The selected training rows determine feature scaling and model parameters. Source CSV

This project trains weights with softmax, unlike the homepage lab, which uses nearest species averages. Same penguin measurements; different classification methods. Predictions can differ.

Approximation and depth · Study approximation error and network size under stated conditions.

The project supplies finite observations and fitted parameters. A held-out sample does not establish population bounds or prove a theorem.

Consider this concept alongside the project; its source assumptions may differ. These observations do not prove a theorem.

Input: 12 × 2; Held-out evaluation: 102 · #58 · 40.6 mm, 193 mm. Known answer: Adélie; Prediction: Adélie · [≈0.7383, ≈0.2444, ≈0.01737].

Used in these source sections: 1.3 The questions ahead · 3.1 A rule based on distance · 3.2 Simple pieces, many layers

ε is a positive error tolerance. An approximate value meets the tolerance when its error is no greater than ε.

A tolerance states how accurately a target must be approximated.

Source formula example

{\varepsilon}

illustration · This checks one scalar point; a uniform approximation bound requires checking the whole stated domain.

Symbols

$ε$: A positive approximation tolerance.

Source formula example

This source example uses its own inputs and assumptions. Editing it does not change the project.

Edit a value or the code, then run the example. This is a finite demonstration, not a proof of the paper’s theorem.

This example’s data flow

Initial values in code

target = 1
approximate = 0.75
epsilon = 0.25

Calculated here

Result expression: { target, approximate, epsilon, error, meetsTolerance: error <= epsilon }

error = Math.abs(target - approximate) Uses: target, approximate

Returns

Example result

target: 1
approximate: 0.75
epsilon: 0.25
error: 0.25
meetsTolerance: true

JavaScript

Read numbers from input and return the result. JavaScript basics.

Result

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Technical statement

The numerical values are invented. This checks one scalar point; a uniform approximation bound requires checking the whole stated domain.

Source: Inline notation