Glossary

A software system that uses tools toward a goal, receives feedback from its environment, and chooses its next action.

The branch of mathematics that studies solution sets of polynomial equations as geometric objects.

Data Transfer Object. An object shaped for a specific data-transfer need between application layers or services.

A special generating set that makes a polynomial ideal convenient to compute with under a chosen monomial ordering.

A setting chosen outside the training process, such as learning rate or model size, that affects learning behavior.

An approach that creates a controlled boundary around a process by restricting the files, network, and resources it can access.

An algebraic expression formed by adding terms made of coefficients multiplied by nonnegative integer powers of variables.

An environment for running a program with restricted permissions. Available resources depend on the isolation mechanism.