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How does SVM handle outliers?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

SVM handles outliers using soft margin and regularization parameter C.

Deep explanation

Outliers are managed by allowing slack variables. A smaller C reduces the influence of outliers by allowing more misclassifications, improving generalization.

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