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underfit

underfit verb: to use a statistical model that has too few parameters relative to the size of the sample.

Verb

underfit (third-person singular simple present underfits, present participle underfitting, simple past and past participle underfitted)

  1. To use a statistical model that has too few parameters relative to the size of the sample.
    Antonyms:
    overfit

Antonyms of underfit

Forms of underfit

third-person singular presentunderfits
present participleunderfitting
past participleunderfitted
pastunderfitted

Origin of underfit

From under- + fit.

Phrases with underfit

Questions about underfit

What does underfit mean?
Underfit means to use a statistical model that has too few parameters relative to the size of the sample.
What part of speech is underfit?
Underfit is a verb.
What is the past tense of underfit?
The past tense of underfit is underfitted.

Words near underfit in the dictionary

  1. underfiring
  2. underfish
  3. underfished
  4. underfishes
  5. underfishing
  6. underfit
  7. underfit stream
  8. underfit streams
  9. underfits
  10. underfitted
  11. underfitting

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