Properties
In general, a sigmoid function is real-valued and differentiable, having either a non-negative or non-positive first derivative which is bell shaped. There are also a pair of horizontal asymptotes as . The differential equation, with the inclusion of a boundary condition providing a third degree of freedom, provides a class of functions of this type.
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