Distillation and model compression · MLD-1199

Symmetric quantization

Quantization using a range centered around zero under a specified coding scheme.

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Original example

Quantize roughly symmetric weight distributions.

Original caveat

Symmetry can waste range for strongly skewed data.

Context and aliases

Level: Intermediate. Stages: Training · Adaptation · Deployment.

Tags: DL · SLM · LLM.

Aliases: None recorded.

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