bias-variance tradeoff
/ˌbaɪəs ˈveəriəns ˌtreɪdɒf/
The balance between underfitting and overfitting
bias-variance tradeoff in a sentence
“Understanding the bias-variance tradeoff guides model complexity decisions.”
Origin of bias-variance tradeoff
From French biais (slant) + Latin variare (to change) + Old English tredan (to tread) + of (away)
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