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parameter

noun \pə-ˈra-mə-tər\

also params

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Definition of parameter

  1. : one of the numbers inside a model that is adjusted during training; the total count of parameters is a rough measure of a model's size

    • The open model has 70 billion parameters and needs serious hardware to run.
    • More parameters usually means more capability, but also more cost.

Two meanings, one word

In everyday English

A limit or boundary that defines how something can be done.

In AI

One of the numbers inside a model that is adjusted during training; the total count of parameters is a rough measure of a model's size.

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Related terms

weights the learned numbers stored in a trained neural network that determine how strongly each part… model the trained program that results from machine learning: a set of learned numbers plus the… scaling laws observed patterns showing that model performance improves in a predictable way as you increase… quantization shrinking a model by storing its numbers with less precision (for example 4 bits instead of…

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