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AI terms starting with Q

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1 term under Q · edited by Derek Wonk · last updated September 2026

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AI terms starting with Q

quantization Storing model weights, and sometimes activations, in fewer bits than the training precision, so a checkpoint that needs 14 GB in fp16 fits in under 5 GB at 4 bits.