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Completing this process—doing a forward pass with one example and then a backward pass to improve the network’s performance on that example—requires hundreds of billions of mathematical operations.
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Timothy B. Lee and Sean Trott, Ars Technica, 31 July 2023
Intentional grounding is now allowed as long as the passer is outside of the tackle box and the forward pass reaches the neutral zone.
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Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
Cumberland's favorite play was the punt, which (at the time) was a viable offensive option in the field-position battle during the infancy of the legal forward pass.
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Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
As Houston rolled through its fourth victory to remain undefeated in 2023, the Roughnecks pulled off the XFL’s first double forward pass of the league’s return season.
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Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1890, in the meaning defined above
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“Forward pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forward%20pass. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
forward pass
noun
: a pass in football thrown in the direction of the opponent's goal
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