Noise

Random variation in measurements that is not part of the underlying pattern, like the day-to-day weather on top of the seasons.

Behind the dots there is a clear pattern — cold winters, warm summers — but every day is nudged up or down by the weather, which acts like random noise.
From Overfitting, step “A pattern, seen through noise”

See it in action

Try noise hands-on in the lesson Overfitting, part of the AI fundamentals course.

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