AI Glossary Term

What is Dataset?

Definition

A collection of structured or unstructured examples used for training, validation, or testing.

Related terms

Evaluation Set
A held-out dataset used to measure model quality after training.
Validation Set
A dataset used during development to tune models and prevent overfitting.
Data Augmentation
Techniques that create modified training examples to improve model generalization.
Benchmark
A standardized test or dataset used to measure and compare model performance.
Supervised Learning
Training a model with labeled examples that map inputs to known outputs.
Synthetic Data
Artificially generated data used to augment, simulate, or protect sensitive training data.

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