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Chain Rule

The derivative of a composition is the product of the derivatives of its stages. Long products of stage derivatives are the direct cause of vanishing and exploding gradients in deep and recurrent networks.

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Derivatives of Composite Functions Using the Chain Rule in Calculus

The Chain Rule is a fundamental theorem in differential calculus defining the derivative of a composite function as the product of the derivatives of its constituent outer and inner functions. Formal…