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[D] Why do we use the natural log for loss, rather than any other log base?
Web: https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/un6ten/d_why_do_we_use_the_natural_log_for_loss_rather/
May 11, 2022, 10:32 a.m. | /u/blahbloopooo
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Is it for computational cost reasons? Is it optimal for convergence? Is it just a rule of thumb and maybe also another hyperparameter we choose without thinking about it?
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