In statistics and machine learning, overfitting occurs when a statistical model describes random error or noise instead of the underlying relationship.
Also can be used to describe the excessively small sized clothing worn by large or obese persons.
1.when a word has more then ten definitions in the dictionary, mostly due to multiple possible uses.
2. when a word has over ten meanings on urbandictionary.com, just because an assload of people had to give their own personal touch on it and feal important in this way. The definitions usually mean the same damn thing but have been slightly modified to better fit one's vocabulary or style. On rare events, this occurs because one was unaware the word already existed on urbandictionary and thought they'd be wise to put it up. This can also be called originality theft.
1. the word set has to have something like 30 meanings... it's overdicted.
2. abercrombie has over 160 meanings on urbandictionary, I think at least 100 of them mean the same damn thing... when did overdiction become cool?
I overdicted a word I thought wasn't up and I just realized... I think I'm a victim of originality theft.
Giving an excessive amount of presents to someone, to the extent that they feeluncomfortable receiving them. (See also "deafgifting.")
When Ted and Mary came for dinner, they brought wine, flowers, candy, a crystal bowl, strawberries and a set of coasters. We had simply requested a bottle of wine, so their overgifting made us feel somewhat overwhelmed.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.
Short-hand for the word floccinaucinihilipilification, meaning the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).