Definition
Training data is the corpus a model absorbed before release, as distinct from the material it retrieves while answering a specific question.
Why it matters
Work aimed at retrieval can be measured and corrected within days; work aimed at training data cannot be confirmed at all, because there is no way to establish what a model absorbed. Any timeline attached to the latter is inferred rather than observed.
How it is used
Treat it as a by-product of publishing accurate material that gets retrieved and cited today, not as a deliverable that can be priced separately or scheduled.
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