Hyperparameter
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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."
Example
More examples"this model has four hyperparameters"
Etymology
From hyper- + parameter.