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Is Softmax Loss All You Need? A Principled Analysis of Softmax-family Loss

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Main Authors:	Pu, Yuanhao, Lian, Defu, Chen, Enhong
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Machine Learning
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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