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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Example Sentences

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machine learning

They then applied machine learning techniques to determine whether patterns in the recordings could reveal what each child was viewing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The researchers then used machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence that identifies patterns in complex data, to determine whether these antibody signatures could distinguish people who would eventually develop IBD from healthy individuals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

After finishing his studies, Mr. Korman wanted to “work at a law firm, effectively applying what would have been machine learning to certain areas of tax law.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

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