differential privacy

noun

A mathematically rigorous framework for releasing statistical information about data sets while protecting the privacy of individual subjects.

Meanings

noundifferential privacy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mathematically rigorous framework for releasing statistical information about data sets while protecting the privacy of individual subjects.
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