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Interpreting the Power Law Exponent
A research team models the loss (L) of their language model as a function of a variable x using the power law L(x) = ax^b. They observe that every time they double the value of x, the loss L(x) is exactly halved. Based on this observation, what must be the value of the exponent b? Explain your reasoning.
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