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How does SVM behave when data is linearly separable but noisy?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

SVM uses soft margin to tolerate noise even in separable data.

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Even if data is linearly separable, noise can distort boundaries. Soft margin SVM allows small violations to prevent overfitting to noisy points, improving generalization.

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