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Loss Function
AI Glossary Term
What is Loss Function?
Definition
A mathematical objective that quantifies prediction error during training.
Related terms
Training Loss
The model error value computed during training and optimized downward over time.
Cross-Entropy Loss
A common objective function used to train classification models by penalizing incorrect probabilities.
Backpropagation
The core training algorithm that updates model weights by propagating prediction errors backward through the network.
Learning Rate
A training hyperparameter controlling how much parameters change each update step.
LLM-as-Judge
Using a language model to score or compare outputs from other models during evaluation.
Bias
A consistent pattern of error or unfairness in data or model behavior.
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