freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/11-machine-learning-with-python/tensorflow/neural-networks-activation-functions.md

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title: 'Neural Networks: Activation Functions'
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Which activation function switches values between -1 and 1?

## --answers--

ReLU (Rectified Linear Unit)

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Tanh (Hyperbolic Tangent)

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Sigmoid

## --video-solution--

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			`## --text--`

			`Which activation function switches values between -1 and 1?`

			`## --answers--`

			`ReLU (Rectified Linear Unit)`

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			`Tanh (Hyperbolic Tangent)`

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			`Sigmoid`

			`## --video-solution--`

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