"overparameterize" meaning in All languages combined

See overparameterize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overparameterizes [present, singular, third-person], overparameterizing [participle, present], overparameterized [participle, past], overparameterized [past], overparameterise [alternative]
Etymology: From over- + parameterize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|parameterize}} over- + parameterize Head templates: {{en-verb}} overparameterize (third-person singular simple present overparameterizes, present participle overparameterizing, simple past and past participle overparameterized)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, statistics) To use an excessive number of parameters. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overparameterize-en-verb-yFGXp0jl Categories (other): Statistics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
  2. (transitive, intransitive, statistics) To increase the degree of the line of best fit to the point that the fit of the line decreases. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-overparameterize-en-verb-qH3e1Lmj Categories (other): Statistics Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: overfit

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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