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distillation

[dis-tl-ey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs tlˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distillate
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Lambert doesn’t think that models face a pressing threat of commoditization, as that might be giving distillation too much credit.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

What’s stopping any AI lab — not just DeepSeek, MiniMax and Moonshot — from doing the same kind of distillation?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The top U.S. models are still noticeably better than Chinese ones despite the occurrence of distillation, and have access to much more resources, he said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

What the more casual spectator wants, and gets, is a highly dramatic, bingeable distillation of a sport that involves multimillion-dollar cars going in eccentric circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

It’s the distillation of dating to a simple snap judgment.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell