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Docs: Clarify micro_acc_steps functionality #111#131

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Docs: Clarify micro_acc_steps functionality #111#131
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Summary

I have updated sparsify/config.py and README.md to clarify that the micro_acc_steps flag acts as a multiplier for gradient accumulation but does not currently implement memory-saving micro-batching.

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Closes #111

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Hmm it seems like we should either change micro_acc_steps so that it works like it used to, or remove it entirely

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micro_acc_steps flag functionality

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