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# init(inputSize:hiddenSize:layerCount:usesBiases:isBidirectional:dropout:)

Creates a batch first LSTM descriptor with bias and bidirectional options you specify.

```
convenience init(inputSize: Int, hiddenSize: Int, layerCount: Int, usesBiases: Bool, isBidirectional: Bool, dropout: Float)
```

## Parameters

`inputSize`

The number of expected features in the input.

`hiddenSize`

The number of features in the hidden state.

`layerCount`

The number of recurrent layers.

`usesBiases`

A Boolean that indicates whether you use bias weights. The default value is `true`.

`isBidirectional`

A Boolean that indicates whether the layer becomes bidirectional. The default value is `false`.

`dropout`

The dropout probability rate.

## Discussion

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