What is a bounding box?
In an image, the (x, y) coordinates of a rectangle around an area of interest, such as the dog in the image below.
bounding box explained in plain English
In an image, the (x, y) coordinates of a rectangle around an area of interest, such as the dog in the image below.
Example
Practitioners refer to bounding box when building, training, or evaluating machine learning systems. It appears in research papers, product documentation, and technical discussions about AI capabilities and limitations.
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