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What is the difference between primal and dual gap in SVM?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
The primal-dual gap measures difference between primal and dual objective values to check convergence.
Deep explanation
In convex optimization, both primal and dual formulations should converge to the same optimal value. The gap indicates how close the solution is to optimality. A smaller gap means better convergence and solution accuracy.
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