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Support vector machine

Also called SVM

What does “Support vector machine” mean?

Support vector machine: A classifier that seeks a separating boundary with a wide margin between classes.

Support vector machine visual guide: A classifier that seeks a separating boundary with a wide margin between classes.
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What is an example of “Support vector machine”?

An SVM separates labeled text examples represented by sparse features.

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ClassificationTermRegressionTermDecision treeTermRandom forestTermGradient boostingTerm

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