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Accurate Computation of the Log-Sum-Exp and Softmax Functions

@article{Blanchard2019AccurateCO,
title={Accurate Computation of the Log-Sum-Exp and Softmax Functions},
author={Pierre Blanchard and Desmond J. Higham and Nicholas John Higham},
journal={ArXiv},
year={2019},
volume={abs/1909.03469}
}
• Published 8 September 2019
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• ArXiv
Evaluating the log-sum-exp function or the softmax function is a key step in many modern data science algorithms, notably in inference and classification. Because of the exponentials that these functions contain, the evaluation is prone to overflow and underflow, especially in low precision arithmetic. Software implementations commonly use alternative formulas that avoid overflow and reduce the chance of harmful underflow, employing a shift or another rewriting. Although mathematically… Expand
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