chainer.functions.gaussian

chainer.functions.gaussian(mean, ln_var)[source]

Gaussian sampling function.

It takes mean \(\mu\) and logarithm of variance \(\log(\sigma^2)\) as input and output a sample drawn from gaussian \(N(\mu, \sigma)\).

Parameters:
  • mean (Variable) – Input variable representing mean \(\mu\).
  • ln_var (Variable) – Input variable representing logarithm of variance \(\log(\sigma^2)\).
Returns:

Output variable.

Return type:

Variable