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Glossary: Fine-tuning LLMs

Rank (r)

Also written: rank, r

The inner size of LoRA's two thin matrices, meaning how many directions the update can use. 8 to 64 is typical, and 16 is a good start for a narrow task.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Alpha (lora_alpha)LoRA (low-rank adaptation)