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Machine Learning Intermediate

condition

In a decision tree, any node that performs a test.

In a decision tree, any node that performs a test. For example, the following decision tree contains two conditions: A condition is also called a split or a test. Contrast condition with leaf. See also: - binary condition - non-binary condition. - axis-aligned-condition - oblique-condition See Types of conditions in the Decision Forests course for more information.

Practitioners refer to condition when building, training, or evaluating machine learning systems. It appears in research papers, product documentation, and technical discussions about AI capabilities and limitations.