regularization
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of bringing to uniformity; making regular: The process of imposing standard rules, patterns, or consistency on something that was irregular, inconsistent, or unregulated.
- The condition of having been made regular (or more regular): The state or result of something being standardized, systematized, or brought into conformity with a set rule or pattern.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Act):
- The regularization of immigration procedures simplified the application process for everyone.
- The new policy led to the regularization of working hours across all departments.
- Noun (Condition):
- After the regularization of the data, the patterns became much clearer to the analysts.
- The treaty resulted in the regularization of trade relations between the two countries.
Advanced Usage
- In mathematics and machine learning, refers to a technique used to prevent a model from becoming too complex or overfitting the training data by adding a penalty term to the loss function.
- Example: Applying L2 regularization helped improve the model's performance on unseen data.
- In law and administration, often describes the official act of granting legal status to something that was previously informal or unauthorized.
- Example: The government announced a program for the regularization of informal settlements.
Variants and Related Words
- Regularize (verb): To make regular or consistent.
- Example: The company sought to regularize its supply chain operations.
- Regular (adjective): Conforming to a standard or pattern; usual.
- Irregularity (noun): The state of being irregular, the opposite condition.
Synonyms
- Standardization
- Systematization
- Normalization
- Formalization
Antonyms
- Deregulation
- Disorganization
- Irregularity
Related Phrases
- Process of regularization: Emphasizes the ongoing action.
- Example: The process of regularization took several years to complete.
- Seek regularization: To apply for or aim to achieve a regular status.
- Example: Many workers sought regularization of their employment contracts.
Noun
- the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
- the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)