Equation 32 · Part 2 · Shrink It, Train It Small, or Search for It: The Main Strategies for Small Models, Compared
subscript
subscript
What this part means
The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.
Its job in the formula
A subscript distinguishes a version, component, step, or member of a quantity. It does not automatically mean multiplication.
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The passage around this formula
with G(x) a learned gating distribution over experts. Compute per token scales with the active fraction k/E , not with the total parameter count — the whole strategy in one line.
Learn the underlying idea
A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.
Open the illustrated subscripts: which member of a family? guide →
Sources cited in the article section
- [11] Outrageously Large Neural Networks: The Sparsely-Gated Mixture-of-Experts Layer ↗
- [12] Switch Transformers: Scaling to Trillion Parameter Models with Simple and Efficient Sparsity ↗
- [13] Mixtral of Experts ↗
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