hyperparameter

hyperparameter

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ parameter

Noun

hyperparameter (plural hyperparameters)

1. (statistics) In Bayesian statistics, a parameter of a prior (as distinguished from inferred parameters of the model for the underlying system under analysis).

   this model has four hyperparameters

2. In machine learning, a parameter whose value is set before the learning process begins.

Derived terms

• hyperparametric

Translations

in Bayesian statistics, a parameter of a prior

Finnish: hyperparametri

Portuguese: hiperparâmetro m

See also

• hyperprior

Further reading

• hyperparameter on Wikipedia.Wikipedia