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training

training

85 2.8
Data and process used to teach a computer program to find patterns
  • noun
  • /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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

504 2.5

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

inference
  • Specialized
8 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

34 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

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

Education that teaches practical skills for a job or trade

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

1 5.0

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

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

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

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

training program
  • Specialized
1 3.3

Software that makes a computer model learn from many examples

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

1 6.6

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

1 3.0

A college that teaches the skills needed for a job

training school
  • Archaic
1 6.4

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

autogenic training
  • Specialized
8.2

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

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

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

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

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

How Extensive

overtraining
  • Specialized
6.6
retraining
  • Specialized
3.9
training
  • Specialized
85 2.8
pretraining
  • Specialized
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.