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How does gradient noise scale with batch size?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Gradient noise decreases as batch size increases due to better statistical estimation.
Deep explanation
Small batches produce high variance gradient estimates, which can help exploration but slow convergence. Larger batches reduce noise but may require learning rate scaling.
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