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Definition
In ML, the recipe used to turn data into a model — the architecture plus the training procedure. Different algorithms (decision trees, gradient-boosted trees, neural networks, transformers) produce different model types.
Posts that use this term
- Quantization, distillation, pruning: making models fit
Three ways to shrink an LLM. Quantization (Q2-Q8 with K-quants in GGUF), distillation (teacher to student), pruning. Why Q4_K_M is the community default and what each lever costs.
- What makes a model: data and algorithm
A model is a file of learned numbers, produced by running an algorithm over data. Both ingredients matter, but bad data beats a good algorithm every time.