regularization
nounUK /ˌreɡjələraɪˈzeɪʃən/
US /ˌreɡjələrəˈzeɪʃən/
The act of making something follow the rules or stay the same.
The regularization of the game's rules made it fair for everyone.
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2. In math, a way to keep numbers from getting too big or wild.
Regularization helped the computer model avoid making crazy predictions.
3. The process of making an informal situation official.
The regularization of her job meant she now had a proper contract.
4. In machine learning, a technique that stops a model from memorizing data too closely.
Adding regularization improved the model's performance on new data.