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boosting

/ˈbuːstɪŋ/ noun, verb · British & US
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What does boosting mean?

noun, verb

The action of increasing the power or effectiveness of something, or a statistical technique used in machine learning to improve the performance of a model. In machine learning, boosting is a family of algorithms that combine multiple weak models to create a strong predictive model.

Example

"The new marketing strategy was designed to give the company a boost in sales, and the team used a boosting algorithm to improve the accuracy of their predictive model."

Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.

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