Distillation Glossary

Browse 3 distillation terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Distillation Terms

Model Distillation Loss
The training loss used when a student model learns to match outputs or distributions from a teacher model during distillation.
Student Model
A smaller or simpler model trained to imitate or approximate the behavior of a larger teacher model. Student models are often used to reduce cost and latency...
Teacher-Student Model
A setup where a larger or stronger teacher model guides a smaller student model during training, often to transfer capability more efficiently.

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