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perplexity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disarray, confusion, confusedness, mental confusion, muddiness |
| Has types | quandary, secret, snarl, closed book, tangle, dilemma, enigma, maze, mystery |
| Derivation | perplexed |
Examples of perplexity
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A day before the big vote, perplexity grips lovable cabinet chump Chris Grayling.
From the independent.co.uk
It's always good to sit and chat with mavens with reference to this perplexity.
From the iftomm2003.com
To his awe-commanding experience my puny perplexity would have been no riddle.
From the theatlantic.com
What we should really be feeling is revulsion at this kid, or at least perplexity.
From the timesunion.com
The mood in Damascus, Syria's capital, was one of perplexity, twitchiness and anger.
From the economist.com
Reactions to their efforts so far, they say, have ranged from perplexity to hostility.
From the bostonherald.com
They are constructions of calm perplexity, coolly observed human mysteries.
From the theatlantic.com
But the ethical demands of serving as an executor nullify that perplexity.
From the nytimes.com
As I dug deeply into this perplexity, I found that to be very interesting.
From the iftomm2003.com
- Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
- Perplexity is a measurement in information theory. It is defined as b raised to the power of entropy in base b, or more often as b raised to the power of cross-entropy in base b. The latter definition is commonly used to compare probability models.
- The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused; Something that perplexes; A measurement in information theory. [1]
- The relevance of a language model is often measured in terms of test set perplexity defined as pow(Prob(text|language-model),-1/n), where is n is the number of words in the test text. The test perplexity depends on both the language being modeled and the model. ...
- Is confusion that results from something being complicated. The instruction manuals for computer components might put a look of perplexity on your face.
- The condition of being puzzled
