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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
- Beyond vector search: hybrid, rerank, and graph RAG
When plain vector search hits its ceiling, three upgrades actually help: hybrid search, reranking, and graph RAG. When each one earns its added complexity.
- Quantization, distillation, pruning: how a 140GB model fits on your laptop
Three ways to shrink an LLM, and why one of them does almost all the work. What Q4_K_M actually means and what each shortcut costs you.
- 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.