really

Definition

A title word rather than a technical term. It signals a paper in the "Does X really Y?" mould: a re-examination asking whether an accepted result holds up, whether the gain comes from the mechanism the authors credited, or whether something simpler explains the numbers. Seeing it is a hint that the contribution is corrective or negative rather than a new method.

Explainers using this term

• Paper Explained: Does On-Policy Distillation Really Distill? From Noisy Teacher to Self-ImprovementDoes On-Policy Distillation Really Distill? From Noisy Teacher to Self-Improvement