machine learning

American  

[muh-sheen lur-ning] / məˈʃin ˌlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

Computers, Digital Technology.

1. the capacity of a computer to process and evaluate data beyond programmed algorithms, through contextualized inference (often used attributively).

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machine learning British  

noun

1. a branch of artificial intelligence in which a computer generates rules underlying or based on raw data that has been fed into it

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Etymology

Origin of machine learning

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Their work on machine learning and intelligence had convinced them that AI could solve the problems of self-driving systems being developed at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

As Amazon Web Services expanded its footprint in India, it began selling cloud-based AI and machine learning tools to local enterprises and government entities.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

The new AI accelerator is optimized to meet the demands of current and future AI models, OpenAI said, adding that engineering samples are now running machine learning workloads, including its GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark text-only coding model.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Because if it’s not AI, it’s going to be something that’s like AI, but doesn’t do the machine learning stuff but is still just as risky.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Now, new research suggests a machine learning technique called transfer learning could make the search for new physics much faster and less expensive.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

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