Tikhonov regularization

noun

A particular method of regularization of ill-posed problems, or estimating the coefficients of multiple-regression models in scenarios where the independent variables are highly correlated.

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Meanings

nounTikhonov regularization (countable and uncountable, plural Tikhonov regularizations)

plural Tikhonov regularizations

  1. countableuncountablemathematicsA particular method of regularization of ill-posed problems, or estimating the coefficients of multiple-regression models in scenarios where the independent variables are highly correlated.

Origin

Named for Andrey Tikhonov.

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