``rate_decay``
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- Available in: Deep Learning
- Hyperparameter: yes

Description
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The learning rate decay parameter controls the change of learning rate across layers. For example, assume the rate parameter is set to 0.01, and the rate_decay parameter is set to 0.5. Then the learning rate for the weights connecting the input and first hidden layer will be 0.01, the learning rate for the weights connecting the first and the second hidden layer will be 0.005, and the learning rate for the weights connecting the second and third hidden layer will be 0.0025, etc.

This parameter is only active when adaptive learning rate is disabled.

Related Parameters
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- `rate <rate.html>`__
- `rate_annealing <rate_annealing.html>`__

Example
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.. tabs::
   .. code-tab:: r R

        library(h2o)
        h2o.init()

        # import the mnist datasets from the bigdata folder
        train <- h2o.importFile("https://s3.amazonaws.com/h2o-public-test-data/bigdata/laptop/mnist/train.csv.gz")
        test <- h2o.importFile("https://s3.amazonaws.com/h2o-public-test-data/bigdata/laptop/mnist/test.csv.gz")

         # Turn response into a factor (we want classification)
         train[, 785] <- as.factor(train[, 785])
         test[, 785] <- as.factor(test[, 785])
         train <- h2o.assign(train, "train")
         test <- h2o.assign(test, "test")

         # Train a deep learning model
         dl_model <- h2o.deeplearning(x = c(1:784), y = 785,
                                      training_frame = train,
                                      activation = "RectifierWithDropout",
                                      adaptive_rate = F,
                                      rate = 0.01,
                                      rate_decay = 0.9,
                                      rate_annealing = 1e-6,
                                      momentum_start = 0.95, 
                                      momentum_ramp = 1e5, 
                                      momentum_stable = 0.99,
                                      nesterov_accelerated_gradient = F,
                                      input_dropout_ratio = 0.2,
                                      train_samples_per_iteration = 20000,
                                      classification_stop = -1,  # Turn off early stopping
                                      l1 = 1e-5 
                                     )

         # See the model performance
         print(h2o.performance(dl_model, test))

   .. code-tab:: python

         import h2o
         h2o.init()
         from h2o.estimators.deeplearning import H2ODeepLearningEstimator

         # Import the mnist datasets from the bigdata folder
         train = h2o.import_file("https://s3.amazonaws.com/h2o-public-test-data/bigdata/laptop/mnist/train.csv.gz")
         test = h2o.import_file("https://s3.amazonaws.com/h2o-public-test-data/bigdata/laptop/mnist/test.csv.gz")

         # Set the predictors and response column.
         # Turn response into a factor
         predictors = list(range(0,784))
         resp = 784
         train[resp] = train[resp].asfactor()
         test[resp] = test[resp].asfactor()
         nclasses = train[resp].nlevels()[0]

         # Train a deep learnring model
         model = H2ODeepLearningEstimator(activation="RectifierWithDropout",
                                          adaptive_rate=False,
                                          rate=0.01,
                                          rate_decay=0.9,
                                          rate_annealing=1e-6,
                                          momentum_start=0.95, 
                                          momentum_ramp=1e5, 
                                          momentum_stable=0.99,
                                          nesterov_accelerated_gradient=False,
                                          input_dropout_ratio=0.2,
                                          train_samples_per_iteration=20000,
                                          classification_stop=-1,  # Turn off early stopping
                                          l1=1e-5
                                         )
         model.train (x=predictors,y=resp, training_frame=train, validation_frame=test)

         # See the model performance
         model.model_performance(valid=True)