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A reproduction matches sample IDs and logits, but loss and gradient norms are exactly three times larger for a three-example batch. What do you inspect before another full run?
1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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Then expect these follow-ups
What if the loss matches but the optimizer step differs?
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