Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

machine learning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
ma-chine learn-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability of computers to learn without being explicitly programmed.

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Etymology

Coined by American computer scientist Arthur Samuel in 1959.

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Questions

What does machine learning mean?
The ability of computers to learn without being explicitly programmed.
Where does machine learning come from?
Coined by American computer scientist Arthur Samuel in 1959.

How to pronounce machine learning

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