Glossary term
Glossary term
Memory and Retrieval
The ordinal position of a class in a machine learning problem that categorizes classes from highest to lowest. For example, a behavior ranking system could rank a dog's rewards from highest (a steak) to lowest (wilted kale).
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A search team measures rank ordinality of its production results against rated ground truth to monitor relevance over time.
A retail recommender team measures rank ordinality so the top items are consistently more relevant than items further down the list.
A music platform tracks rank ordinality of its daily mix against listening signals to confirm earlier songs are more engaging.
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