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author | Cathy Yeh <cathy@driver.xyz> | 2018-01-18 21:57:50 -0800 |
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committer | Cathy Yeh <cathy@driver.xyz> | 2018-01-18 21:57:50 -0800 |
commit | 2366e92bdb9c81bc2bd7132a00ed5c16a5160c5e (patch) | |
tree | fc71d343eec17b59d8af81eb768e4fe2eab167c2 /beliefs/utils/math_helper.py | |
parent | 65d822247e30b6e104a8c09d3b930487b9f20a58 (diff) | |
parent | c93c352b2f68a2bbcde2241e61d9fb52504a67a9 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'generic_discrete_factor'. Implements explicit discrete factor methodsv0.1.0
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diff --git a/beliefs/utils/math_helper.py b/beliefs/utils/math_helper.py index a25ea68..12325e1 100644 --- a/beliefs/utils/math_helper.py +++ b/beliefs/utils/math_helper.py @@ -1,10 +1,16 @@ -"""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: |