Body: <p>I am reading the Simon Haykin's cornerstone book, "Neural Networks, A Comprehensive Foundation, Second Edition" and I cannot understand a paragraph below: </p>
  
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    <p>The analysis of the dynamic behaviour of neural networks involving the
    application of feedback is unfortunately complicated by virute (or
    virtue I cannot get word appropriately) of the fact that the
    processing units used for the construction of the network are usually
    nonlinear. Further consideration of this issue is deferred to the
    latter part of the book.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Before the paragraph, the author analysis the affects of weight of synapsis to the neural network's stability. Roughly speaking, he says, if |w| >= 1 the neural network become unstable.</p>
  
  <p>Could you please explain the paragraph? Thanks in advance. </p>
  
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Comments.Text: Is "(or virtue I cannot get word appropriately)" part of the quote, or a note by you that you are having trouble reading the word? Seems a bit odd. Using square brackets usually indicates that you are commenting, and it is not part of the quote . . . the word should be "virtue". In addition, could you give chapter or other context for this paragraph . . .
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Comments.Text: Yes, you are right, it was my comment. The passage is in page 20, Chapter 1, "Introduction"
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Title: The analysis of the dynamic behaviour of neural networks involving the application of feedback
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ThreadText: # The analysis of the dynamic behaviour of neural networks involving the application of feedback
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-20)
  
  I am reading the Simon Haykin's cornerstone book, "Neural Networks, A Comprehensive Foundation, Second Edition" and I cannot understand a paragraph below:
  
  > The analysis of the dynamic behaviour of neural networks involving the
  > application of feedback is unfortunately complicated by virute (or
  > virtue I cannot get word appropriately) of the fact that the
  > processing units used for the construction of the network are usually
  > nonlinear. Further consideration of this issue is deferred to the
  > latter part of the book.
  
  Before the paragraph, the author analysis the affects of weight of synapsis to the neural network's stability. Roughly speaking, he says, if |w| >= 1 the neural network become unstable.
  
  Could you please explain the paragraph? Thanks in advance.
  
  **Tags:** neural-networks
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Is "(or virtue I cannot get word appropriately)" part of the quote, or a note by you that you are having trouble reading the word? Seems a bit odd. Using square brackets usually indicates that you are commenting, and it is not part of the quote . . . the word should be "virtue". In addition, could you give chapter or other context for this paragraph . . .  
  > **username_0**: Yes, you are right, it was my comment. The passage is in page 20, Chapter 1, "Introduction"  
  
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