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Glossary: Computer Vision Basics

convolution

Also written: convolution layer, Conv2d, nn.Conv2d, conv2d

An operation that slides a small grid of weights (the kernel) across an image, multiplying and summing at each position. It produces a feature map showing where a pattern such as an edge appears.

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kernelfeature mappaddingstrideweight sharing