“Regularization” or “Regularisation”

Language

Regularization and regularisation are both English terms.

Usage

Regularization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while regularisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
regularization	97	43	49	96	79	68	0	46	0	0	0	0
regularisation	3	57	51	4	21	32	0	54	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "regularization" over "regularisation" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 57 to 43 preference for "regularisation" over "regularization".
• In India, there is a 51 to 49 preference for "regularisation" over "regularization".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "regularization" over "regularisation" (96 to 4).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "regularization" over "regularisation" (79 to 21).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "regularization" over "regularisation" (68 to 32).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularization" and "regularisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "regularisation" over "regularization".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularization" and "regularisation".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularization" and "regularisation".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularization" and "regularisation".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "regularization" and "regularisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use regularization or regularisation with sample sentences.

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