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

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machine learning

The methods I use have evolved since, from machine learning to deep learning to what we have today.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

She says the app has come a long way since it first launched in the US in 2014, with machine learning systems which could identify 285 common bird species from photos.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

“AIEQ … is going to evolve. It’s machine learning, not learning.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Created by an international team at GSI/FAIR, the machine learning model allows scientists to simulate the complex nuclear reactions that occur during neutron star mergers and other violent stellar events far more efficiently than before.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

To explore the problem, the researchers relied on machine learning simulations that reproduce quantum mechanical accuracy while allowing them to study a much broader range of conditions than traditional computational methods.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

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