Optimal Condition for Initialization Variance in Deep Neural Networks: An SGD Dynamics Perspective

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Main Authors:	Horii, Hiroshi, Has, Sothea
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Machine Learning
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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