A method using a simple nearby model to explain one prediction.
LIME is like checking one weird pizza slice. You inspect that bite, not the whole restaurant.
It explains one black-box decision at a time. You see it in loan checks and medical AI.
XAI
LIME is a common local explanation method in XAI.
SHAP
Both explain one prediction. SHAP focuses more on consistent scores.
Classification
LIME often explains why a classifier picked one class.