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What is the relationship between SVM and functional margin?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Functional margin measures confidence of classification before normalization.
Deep explanation
Functional margin is y(w·x + b), while geometric margin normalizes it by ||w||. SVM maximizes geometric margin for scale invariance.
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