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machine learning

The English word “machine learning” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The ability of computers to learn without being explicitly programmed.
  2. A field of study concerned with the design and development of algorithms and techniques that allow computers to learn.

Etymology

Coined by American computer scientist Arthur Samuel in 1959.

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