seniorLinear Regression
What is feature rank deficiency in Linear Regression?
Updated May 16, 2026
Short answer
Rank deficiency occurs when features are linearly dependent.
Deep explanation
If X does not have full column rank, XᵀX becomes singular and OLS has infinite solutions. This typically arises from duplicate or perfectly correlated features.
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