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title: "parametricity of learning algorithms"
type: concept
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhparametricity_of_learning_algorithms/
confidence: high
status: active
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Non-Parametric Learning Algorithm The memory usage of the algorithm grow linearly as a function of the size of the dataset \(n\).
Parametric Learning Algorithm There&rsquo;s a fixed set of parameters \(\theta_{i}\) that you learn once, which you then use to make predictions. You don&rsquo;t need to keep the dataset around.
