pointwisescalartransform
nounUK /ˈpɔɪntwaɪz ˈskeɪlə ˈtrænsfɔːm/
US /ˈpɔɪntwaɪz ˈskeɪlər ˈtrænsfɔːrm/
A math rule that changes each number in a list by the same amount.
The pointwisescalartransform multiplied every value in the array by three.
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2. In computer graphics, a uniform scaling applied to every coordinate of a point set.
The renderer used a pointwisescalartransform to enlarge the model without distortion.
3. In machine learning, an operation that multiplies each feature value by a single learned scalar.
The normalization layer applied a pointwisescalartransform to all input features.
4. In linear algebra, a diagonal transformation where every diagonal entry equals the same scalar.
A pointwisescalartransform is a special case of a diagonal matrix.