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authorCathy Yeh <cathy@driver.xyz>2018-01-18 21:57:50 -0800
committerCathy Yeh <cathy@driver.xyz>2018-01-18 21:57:50 -0800
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Merge branch 'generic_discrete_factor'. Implements explicit discrete factor methodsv0.1.0
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-"""Random math utils."""
+"""Math utils"""
def is_kronecker_delta(vector):
- """Returns True if vector is a kronecker delta vector, False otherwise.
- Specific evidence ('YES' or 'NO') is a kronecker delta vector, whereas
- virtual evidence ('MAYBE') is not.
+ """
+ Check if vector is a kronecker delta.
+
+ Args:
+ vector: iterable of numbers
+ Returns:
+ bool, True if vector is a kronecker delta vector, False otherwise.
+ In belief propagation, specific evidence (variable is directly observed)
+ is a kronecker delta vector, but virtual evidence is not.
"""
count = 0
for x in vector: