Hyperparameter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A parameter of a prior (as distinguished from inferred parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).

    "this model has four hyperparameters"

  2. 2
    A parameter whose value is set before the learning process begins.

    "The ideal learning algorithm just takes a dataset and outputs a function, without requiring hand tuning of hyperparameters."

Synonyms

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superparameter

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"this model has four hyperparameters"

Etymology

From hyper- + parameter.

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