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3### Serial
4The Serial backend executes tasks sequentially inside of a single process. The advantage of the Serial backend is that it has zero overhead, thus it may be faster than a parallel backend for small datasets.
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6!!! note
7    The Serial backend is the default for most objects that are capable of parallel processing.
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9## Parameters
10This backend does not have any additional parameters.
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12## Example
13```php
14use Rubix\ML\Backends\Serial;
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16$backend = new Serial();
17```
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19## Additional Methods
20This backend does not have any additional methods.
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