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title: "Pipeline bubble mathematical notation"
description: "Pipeline bubble is a recurring research-paper notation family. Represents device idle time while a model pipeline fills, drains, or waits for imbalanced…"
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# Pipeline bubble mathematical notation

Pipeline bubble is a recurring research-paper notation family. Represents device idle time while a model pipeline fills, drains, or waits for imbalanced…

## Public overview

Pipeline bubble is a recurring research-paper notation family. Represents device idle time while a model pipeline fills, drains, or waits for imbalanced neighboring stages.

Pipeline bubble: Represents device idle time while a model pipeline fills, drains, or waits for imbalanced neighboring stages. Example: More microbatches amortize pipeline fill and drain overhead in an ideal schedule.

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