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Adversarial Example

nounid 4723·updated Aug 28, 2026
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Machine learning input sample formed by applying a small but intentionally worst-case perturbation ... to a clean example, such that the perturbed input causes a learned model to output an incorrect answer.

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Threat100%manual revieweval-seeds-v0.4-2026-05-14

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synonym
adversarial perturbation
plural
Adversarial Examples
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Adversarial Example's
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Adversarial Examples'

Framework definitions

A Taxonomy and Terminology of Adversarial Machine Learning1 senseview framework →
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Machine learning input sample formed by applying a small but intentionally worst-case perturbation ... to a clean example, such that the perturbed input causes a learned model to output an incorrect answer.
Principal component adversarial example1 senseview framework →
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Samples generated from real samples with carefully designed imperceptible perturbations
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Machine learning input sample formed by applying a small but intentionally worst-case perturbation ... to a clean example, such that the perturbed input causes a learned model to output an incorrect answer.
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