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underfitting

underfitting is the present participle and gerund of underfit.

Meaning of underfit

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

Noun

underfitting (countable and uncountable, plural underfittings)

  1. The action of the verb underfit.

Forms of underfitting

pluralunderfittings

Questions about underfitting

What does underfitting mean?
Underfitting means the action of the verb underfit.
What is underfitting the present participle and gerund of?
Underfitting is the present participle and gerund of underfit.
What part of speech is underfitting?
Underfitting is a noun.
What is the plural of underfitting?
The plural of underfitting is underfittings.

Words near underfitting in the dictionary

  1. underfit
  2. underfit stream
  3. underfit streams
  4. underfits
  5. underfitted
  6. underfitting
  7. underfittings
  8. underfix
  9. underfixed
  10. underfixes
  11. underfixing

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