Model Training & Adaptation
Numerical feature
A piece of information expressed as a measurable number, such as age or distance.
Example
A demand AI system receives the number of units sold last week.
Why people use it
It gives AI measurements it can compare, such as age, distance or price.
What you'll hear
“This number represents an actual amount.”
What this means for you
Check the meaning of a numeric field before using mathematical relationships.
Can you control it?
Developer-only
The people building or running the AI choose this setup. An everyday user generally needs their help to change how this part works.
Common questions
- Does every field stored as a number represent a quantity?
- No. Account identifiers and category codes are not meaningful measurements.
- Can different units cause trouble?
- Yes. Mixing pounds and kilograms without conversion can make otherwise accurate values misleading.
- Does a blank value mean zero?
- No. Missing information and a measured value of zero should not be treated as the same thing.