pseudodimension

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noun

The largest cardinality (or infinite) of a set of points (in a function class) that can be shattered.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounpseudodimension (plural pseudodimensions)

plural pseudodimensions

  1. mathematicsThe largest cardinality (or infinite) of a set of points (in a function class) that can be shattered.

    Our algorithms rely on random sampling and their analysis leverages on Rademacher averages and pseudodimension, fundamental concepts from statistical learning theory.

    2016, Matteo Riondato, Eli Upfal, “ABRA: Approximating Betweenness Centrality in Static and Dynamic Graphs with Rademacher Averages”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  8. Proto-Italic*dis-
  9. Latindis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  12. Proto-Italic*mētis
  13. Latinmētior
  14. Latindīmētior
  15. Latindīmēnsiō
  16. Englishdimension
  17. Englishpseudodimension

From pseudo- + dimension.

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Chicago

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