AI engineering glossary · Feature engineering data prep
What is interaction feature?
Interaction feature: A feature made by combining two or more features, typically by multiplication or ratio, so a model can capture effects that only appear when they act together. It expresses that the effect of one variable depends on another.
Interaction feature: an example
For a delivery model, distance multiplied by is_raining captures that rain slows long trips far more than short ones.
Related terms
More Feature engineering data prep terms
- Interpolation
- IQR method
- Iterative imputation
- K-fold target encoding
- KNN imputation
- Kurtosis
- Label encoding
- Lag feature
Where you learn it
Interaction feature is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.