“Regularization” or “Regularisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “regularization” and 3 prefer “regularisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	regularization	regularisation	Preference
United States	97	3	“regularization”
United Kingdom	43	57	“regularisation”
India	49	51	“regularisation”
Philippines	96	4	“regularization”
Canada	79	21	“regularization”
Australia	68	32	“regularization”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	46	54	“regularisation”
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“regularization”

…via renormalization only but additional regularization - and hence new physics—is…
…struggle, while simultaneously castigating the regularization of NPA squads and the…
…multivariate polynomial transformations and improved regularization.
…and its application to the regularization of positive definite matrix fields."
Regularization is a mathematical trick to…
Regularization methods introduce bias into the…
…is also called on the regularization of the Security Forces in…
Regularization typically results in a lower…
…using the Feynman rules, a regularization method to circumvent ultraviolet divergences…
Slum upgrading and tenure regularization also upgrade and regularize the…

“regularisation”

…fiscal shield provided for the regularisation of capitals illegally detained abroad;…
…community organisations, is running a regularisation campaign called Strangers into Citizens,…
After the regularisation of the additional floors, the…
The regularisation was done when Nath was…
Suppose the regularisation function is chosen for some…
…linear loss functions and quadratic regularisation, the regret is bounded by…
…modern port due to coastal regularisation and siltation.
For the Euclidean regularisation, one can show a regret…
…one modifies FTL by adding regularisation.
…official language users, promotes the regularisation of the cultural environment of…

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