Row-Stochastic Matrices Can Provably Outperform Doubly Stochastic Matrices in Decentralized Learning

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Main Authors:	Liu, Bing, Kong, Boao, Lu, Limin, Yuan, Kun, Zhao, Chengcheng
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Machine Learning
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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