SIGNAL MONOTONICITY A property of signal monotonicity:semi-linearity Comparation: a.Linear signal functions: computation and analysis is comparatively easy; do not suppress noise. b.Nonlinear signal functions: increases a network's computational richness and facilitates noise suppression; risks computational and analytical intractability;SIGNAL MONOTONICITY A property of signal monotonicity: semi-linearity Comparation: a. Linear signal functions: computation and analysis is comparatively easy; do not suppress noise. b. Nonlinear signal functions: increases a network’s computational richness and facilitates noise suppression; risks computational and analytical intractability;