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Baking
/ˈbeɪ.kɪŋ/v. intr.Colloquial
Etymology
from O.E. bacan (to dry with heat) + the metaphorical use of thermal culinary processes to describe latent transformer parameter consolidation; popularized by researchers who were hungry during a 2023 hackathon
Definition
The slow application of sustained computational attention to a problem until it achieves structural integrity and can be safely removed from the context window. Unlike Brewing or Simmering, Baking implies a fixed temperature and a non-negotiable duration.
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Usage
"Results were superior when the model was permitted to enter a full Baking cycle; interrupting the process at the 4-second mark produced what one engineer described as 'raw reasoning.'" - Culinary Cognition Quarterly, 2024
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