Supplemental practical concepts · MLD-1142
Sparse kernel
A compute routine that exploits a specified sparsity pattern to avoid some operations or memory accesses.
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Original example
Accelerate supported structured-sparse matrix multiplication.
Original caveat
Zeros do not save computation unless the execution path exploits them.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Training · Inference · Evaluation.
Tags: ML · DL · LLM · SLM.
Aliases: None recorded.
Related concepts
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Original references
- Deep Learning: online textbook ↗ · Consulted
- Transformers glossary ↗ · Consulted
- OpenAI Spinning Up: reinforcement learning ↗ · Consulted
- PyTorch documentation ↗ · Reference link
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