transformer
noun
Simple meaning
A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
tɹænsˈfɔɹmɚ
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Definition
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noun
Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
electrical engineering
A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.
machine learning
A neural network architecture composed of layers of attention which takes sequences of tokens (representing text, images, audio, or other modalities) as input.
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More ways to use transformer
- “A small transformer changed the electrical voltage for the device.”noun
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