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    • To introduce a new, adaptable activation function, Piecewise Linear Unit (PWLU).
    • To address the drawbacks of existing activation function search methods.
    • To develop a flexible and efficient activation function for diverse deep learning applications.

    Main Methods:

    • Proposed Piecewise Linear Unit (PWLU) with a novel formulation and learning approach.
    • Introduced a non-uniform PWLU variant with reduced parameters and enhanced flexibility.
    • Generalized PWLU to a 2D-PWLU for non-linear binary operations in feature aggregation.

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    • PWLU achieved state-of-the-art (SOTA) performance across various tasks and models.
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    Conclusions:

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    • PWLU and its variants are suitable for widespread real-world application due to ease of implementation and inference speed.