Glossary · Math & training

LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation)

A method that keeps base weights frozen and learns low-rank update matrices for selected layers. It reduces the number of trainable parameters and can lower training memory relative to full-parameter fine-tuning.

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Actual memory and speed savings depend on rank, target modules, optimizer state, activation memory, quantization, and implementation.

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