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

"It's an example of machine learning opening up a whole new area of research."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

It also requires analysts to use machine learning to analyze and detect risks, including through AI-powered “anticipatory threat intelligence,” which identifies trends or patterns of potential threats before they come to fruition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In that role, he applies the quantitative and analytical abilities he developed during his physics research to problems in machine learning.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

In 1994 he left academia to bring machine learning to Wall Street, then founded SCT Capital, one of the first hedge funds built entirely on machine-driven trading.

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

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