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function g evaluated at x
error function
natural logarithm function
logarithm in base 2 function
sign function
real numbers set
learning rate
eigenvalue i
null string
absolute value of x
norm
implies
converges to
produces

Statistical Symbols

sample mean
sample standard deviation
sample mean vector
sample covariance matrix
mean vector
covariance matrix
expected value of x
expected value of x given y (conditional expectation)
normal distribution with mean m and standard deviation s
discrete probability of random vector x
discrete conditional probability of wj given x
probability density function p evaluated at x
conditional probability density function p evaluated at x given LO,
probability of ~nisclassification (error)
estimate of Pe
probability of correct classification

Abbreviations

CAM Content Addressed Memory
CART Classification And Regression Trees
ECG Electrocardiogram
ERM Empirical Risk Minimization