classifier
noun
clas·si·fi·er
ˈkla-sə-ˌfī(-ə)r 
1
: one that classifies
specifically
: a machine for sorting out the constituents of a substance (such as ore)
2
: a word or morpheme used with numerals or with nouns designating countable or measurable objects
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As late as December 2020, Meta lacked hate speech classifiers for Oromo and Amharic, two of the major languages spoken in Ethiopia.
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
At least once at the beginning of their international career, athletes submit documentation of their medical condition and also undergo evaluation by a minimum of two classifiers.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
The process is meant to be as objective and clear as possible, according to the IPC, but athletes do sometimes report embarrassment, awkwardness, or even physical injuries as a result of the process, and at times disagree with the classifier’s decisions, per the Conversation.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
Owing to privacy protections and fragmented data storage, the best machine-learning classifiers have, until now, trained on only a tiny fraction of relevant medical records.
—Andrew Imbrie, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2022
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022
At least once at the beginning of their international career, athletes submit documentation of their medical condition and also undergo evaluation by a minimum of two classifiers.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
The process is meant to be as objective and clear as possible, according to the IPC, but athletes do sometimes report embarrassment, awkwardness, or even physical injuries as a result of the process, and at times disagree with the classifier’s decisions, per the Conversation.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024
Owing to privacy protections and fragmented data storage, the best machine-learning classifiers have, until now, trained on only a tiny fraction of relevant medical records.
—Andrew Imbrie, Foreign Affairs, 19 Jan. 2022
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“Classifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classifier. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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