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Defines pooling and places it in CNN and message-passing pipelines, but does not explain pooling operators or implementation details.

Pooling

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A graph operation that reduces a collection of representations to a smaller representation, often for graph-level prediction.

Pooling reduces the size of learned representations so later learning tasks can work with a smaller output. In graph neural networks, it is mainly used to turn node-level outputs into representations for graph-level prediction. section 3.4.1 section 3.4.2

Use pooling as the size-reduction stage after feature transformation and activation:

A convolution or message-passing operation transforms local graph information into learned representations. section 3.4.1 section 3.4.2
An activation function adds the nonlinear transformation needed for a multilayer model to remain more expressive than a linear model. section 3.4.2
Pooling then reduces the overall output size for graph-level tasks; node-prediction workflows can omit it. section 3.4.2

Grid and graph intuition

In a CNN, a layer follows the pattern filter → activation function → pooling, reducing an image-derived representation for downstream classification. A GNN applies the analogous reduction after graph convolution or message passing when the target is a whole graph rather than an individual node. section 3.4.1 section 3.4.2

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upsamplingalternative to · Upsampling is a process that increases the number, density, or spatial or temporal resolution of samples or values in a dataset or representation by adding, duplicating, or estimating them.
gradientuses · A gradient is the vector of partial derivatives of a scalar function with respect to its variables, indicating its local rate and direction of change.

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