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parameter

The weights and biases that a model learns during training.

The weights and biases that a model learns during training. For example, in a linear regression model, the parameters consist of the bias (b) and all the weights (w1, w2, and so on) in the following formula:

In contrast, hyperparameters are the values that you (or a hyperparameter tuning service) supply to the model. For example, learning rate is a hyperparameter.

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