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Training (athletic)

Athletic conditioning, exercise routines, or workplace instructional coaching.

First in use: the 1500s
Duplicate · right

Training (AI)

The iterative optimization process of adjusting model parameters through optimization algorithms to minimize loss across a dataset.

First in use: the 1950s

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The gym vs. the GPU cluster.

Which meaning of Training is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Training (athletic) came first (the 1500s). Training (AI) arrived in the 1950s. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Original · the 1500s

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Duplicate · the 1950s

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