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Does layer normalization compute differently at training and inference time?

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  1. Yes, it switches to stored averages
  2. No, it is the same
  3. Yes, it is turned off

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  1. Layer Normalization arxiv.org/abs/1607.06450 Checked 2026-10-10.

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