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Underfitting

When a model is too simple to capture the patterns in the data, performing poorly on both training and test sets.

Definition

When a model is too simple to capture the patterns in the data, performing poorly on both training and test sets. The opposite of overfitting. Usually fixed by using a larger model, training longer, adding features, or reducing regularization. Less common in the era of massive models, but still relevant for constrained settings.

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