Parameters
The internal numbers a model adjusts during training; together they encode what it has learned. Model size is usually quoted in parameters, from a few billion to over a trillion.
“The 8-billion-parameter version runs on a laptop.”
See also
In the history of AI
Part of the Extended list
Parameters is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2023.