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What is the role of slack penalty in SVM regularization?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Slack penalty controls the tradeoff between margin size and misclassification tolerance.
Deep explanation
The parameter C penalizes slack variables ξi. High C reduces tolerance for errors, leading to tighter fitting boundaries, while low C allows more violations and increases generalization ability.
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