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Tanh Half Angle Ratio Tool

Evaluate sinh(x)/(cosh(x)+1) using the stable equivalent tanh(x/2).

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Description

Evaluate sinh(x)/(cosh(x)+1) using its equivalent tanh(x/2), avoiding direct formation of potentially overflowing hyperbolic functions.

Hyperbolic tangent maps a real argument to values between -1 and 1. Input scaling or temperature changes its slope and location in input coordinates. A derivative with respect to temperature differs from differentiation with respect to the scalar input.

Evaluate sinh(x)/(cosh(x)+1) using its equivalent tanh(x/2), avoiding direct formation of potentially overflowing hyperbolic functions.

When to use this tool

Use Tanh Half Angle Ratio when checking the stated hyperbolic-tangent coordinate or derivative convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter x. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read ratio. Use the output convention below.

Evaluate sinh(x)/(cosh(x)+1) using its equivalent tanh(x/2), avoiding direct formation of potentially overflowing hyperbolic functions.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
xFinite scalar input coordinate; use the mathematical scale specified above.Required. Finite number.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
ratioRatioRequired. Finite number.
json
{
  "input": {
    "x": 1.0986122886681096
  },
  "output": {
    "ratio": 0.49999999999999994
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • Returns a scalar identity; finite-precision saturation can return exactly -1 or 1 at large magnitudes.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use the complete explicit function and the intended parameter, branch and numerical conventions for symbolic, tensor or model-level differentiation; assess training behavior independently.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: activation/tanh-half-angle-ratio — tool.io

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