| Name | Formula | Range | Graphical |
| Identity |
| [−∞, +∞] |
|
| Unit step |
| {−1, +1} {0, +1} |
|
| Piecewise linear |
| [−1, +1] |
|
| Sigmoid |
| [0, +1] [−1, +1] |
|
| Gaussian |
| [0, +1] |
|
| Sinusoidal |
| [−1, +1] |
|