# Learning Reductions that Really Work

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.02704 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1502.02704/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 9 Feb 2015.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We provide a summary of the mathematical and computational techniques that have enabled learning reductions to effectively address a wide class of problems, and show that this approach to solving machine learning problems can be broadly useful.