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

Even just one year ago, most employees had positive feelings toward AI — at least among the minority of Americans who were paying attention to machine learning, Glassdoor research showed.

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

“Every day there’s more data, and we’re digesting it and processing it faster,” says Adam Canady, a Jane Street engineer who works on machine learning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

It works with Amazon SageMaker, a platform for machine learning models.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The team then used machine learning to model how forests worldwide respond to increasing nitrogen inputs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

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