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

Then, the piled money into AI as machine learning promised to open the door to an even more profitable future.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

In 2020, he delivered a talk on machine learning, video calling in from California for a group called “PyData Riyadh.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ambedkar Dukkipati, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at IISc, also contributed to the machine learning models.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

They then trained machine learning models to quickly estimate the energy barriers that additional reactions would need to overcome.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The company had also been using machine learning for match and promotion planning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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