How adding a scalar changes such a fundamental property of the function?

Jonas Huff

Jonas Huff

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2022-11-14

How adding a scalar changes such a fundamental property of the function?

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Patrick Arnold

Patrick Arnold

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Log-concavity is about multiplication. For example f ( x ) = 1 / ( 1 + e x ) is log-concave, and g ( x ) = 2 / ( 1 + e x ) is as well. Multiplying f by a constant factor corresponds to adding a constant to log f. But if you add a constant to f, that has a much bigger effect on log f in regions where f is small than in regions where f is large.

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