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Rissanen's theorem

Rissanen's theorem proper noun: a theorem stating that the best model for a data set is the one that minimizes the combined length of the model and the data.

Proper noun

Rissanen's theorem

  1. A theorem stating that the best model for a data set is the one that minimizes the combined length of the model and the data.

Origin of Rissanen's theorem

Introduced by Jorma Rissanen.

Questions about Rissanen's theorem

What does Rissanen's theorem mean?
Rissanen's theorem means a theorem stating that the best model for a data set is the one that minimizes the combined length of the model and the data.
What part of speech is Rissanen's theorem?
Rissanen's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Rissanen's theorem in the dictionary

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