Normalization › Normalization: Scaling Features to a Common Range

Michael BrenndoerferMay 19, 20251 min read
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Normalization is a basic preprocessing technique that rescales features to a specific range, typically [0, 1]. This process is useful for algorithms that are sensitive to the magnitude of input values and helps prevent features with larger ranges from dominating the learning process.