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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

regularisation

/ˌrɛdʒ.ʊ.ˈlɑɪ.zeɪ.ʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does regularisation mean?

noun

The process of making something regular or more regular, especially in a mathematical or statistical sense. In computing, the process of adding a term to a cost function to prevent overfitting.

Example

"The use of regularisation in machine learning helped to prevent overfitting and improve the model's generalisation to new data."

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