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title: "Empirical risk mathematical notation"
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# Empirical risk mathematical notation

Empirical risk is a recurring research-paper notation family. Averages a loss over observed samples as a data-based estimate of expected population risk.

## Public overview

Empirical risk: Averages a loss over observed samples as a data-based estimate of expected population risk. Example: Use the dataset average as the training objective.

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