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regularization

/ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʒən/ noun · British & US
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What does regularization mean?

noun

The process of making something regular or more regular, especially in a mathematical or statistical context. In machine learning, a technique used to prevent overfitting by adding a penalty term to the loss function.

Example

"The use of regularization helped to prevent overfitting in the model and improve its generalizability."

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