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training

training

1 2.8
Data and process used to teach a computer program to find patterns
  • noun
  • /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
  • Specialized
: entrenamiento
  • Care must be taken to properly divide the data into training, validation, and test sets.
  • training set
  • training and testing
  • training phase

What is the actual landscape of options for training data to make a good model?

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Examples

  • Because for any AI, the training data are critical.

  • In both of these instances, training is necessary to gather accurate and independent responses.

    Academic text (2013)
  • All of it goes into that training data, OK.

  • What is the actual landscape of options for training data to make a good model?

  • In the middle, there's a training stage where you teach it something.

  • Mr. Drax is financing the entire training program out of his own pocket.

  • Unfortunately, the model's predictive ability, even within the "training" dataset, is not strong.

    Academic text (1990)
  • A few participants occasionally missed a training session as a result of illness, inclement weather, or emergencies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Ignacio's assignment is a survey paper on techniques of value in training the incorrigible in an institutionalized setting.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The computer model achieved higher accuracy after the training phase with diverse datasets.

Antonyms

548 2.5

A process of checking how well something works or how safe it is

inference
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Using a computer program that learned from examples to make predictions for new data

Compounds

A planned set of lessons and activities to teach new skills

39 3.0

Practice and games in spring for baseball teams before the regular season starts

A first period of military training for new soldiers with hard exercise and strict rules

To teach people the skills to be soldiers

A school that teaches useful job skills like cooking or car repair

Teaching that gives the skills someone needs to do a job safely and correctly

To teach a young child or pet to go to the bathroom instead of wearing diapers

Education that teaches practical skills for a job or trade

Exercise and lessons done at home rather than in a gym or school

A planned program of practice, exercise, and diet to make an athlete stronger and faster

1 6.6

A set of meals planned for athletes and served together to help them train

1 5.0

A course that teaches people to say what they feel and need clearly and respectfully

A ship that teaches people how to sail and work at sea

1 3.0

A college that teaches the skills needed for a job

A college program that trains students to become military officers and usually requires service after graduation

training school
  • Archaic
1 6.4

A place that holds young people who broke the law and helps them learn better behavior

A United States government school that trains officers from federal law enforcement agencies

autogenic training
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A way to relax your body by using calm thoughts and focusing on body feelings

training program
  • Specialized
1 3.3

Software that makes a computer model learn from many examples

1 4.9

Using skills or knowledge learned in one place in another similar situation

A course before someone starts a job that teaches basic skills and how to behave at work

How Extensive

overtraining
  • Specialized
6.6
retraining
  • Specialized
3.9
training
  • Specialized
1 2.8
pretraining
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Surface Forms

training singular
trainings plural

Morphology

training = train (transparent) = train + ing

Deverbal noun formed from 'train' + '-ing' applied in a technical context meaning the process/data used to teach a model; the connection to 'teach' is direct.

Etymology

Training in machine learning uses the same basic idea of teaching: you give examples so a system is led to learn patterns. So training here is the process when a model is taught by data.