LoRA (Low‑Rank Adaptation)
Parameter‑efficient fine‑tuning that injects low‑rank matrices into pretrained weights.
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LLM (Large Language Model)
Transformer‑based model trained on large corpora to predict tokens; used for chat, code, and agents.
Long/Short
Directional positions in perpetuals or spot; long benefits from price increase, short from decrease.
Liquidation
Forced sale of collateral when a loan’s health factor falls below thresholds.
Lending Protocol
Smart‑contract system for collateralized borrowing and interest‑bearing deposits.
Limit Order
Order to buy or sell at a specified price or better; implemented in DEXes via RFQs or AMM overlays.
Liquidity Bootstrapping Pool (LBP)
Pool that gradually shifts weights to discover price while limiting whale dominance.
Liquidity Mining
Distribution of tokens to LPs to incentivize providing liquidity.
LP Token (Liquidity Provider Token)
Token representing a share of a liquidity pool; accrues fees and can be staked.
Liquidity Pool
Smart‑contract pool of tokens enabling automated market making and swaps.
Liveness
Property that a system continues to make progress, e.g., blocks keep finalizing.
