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learning Meaning & Definition

ˈlər-niŋ

What Does Learning Mean?

Learning is used as a noun meaning the act or experience of one that learns. It can also mean knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study. As a verb, it means to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience.

Word Facts for Learning

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation/ˈlər-niŋ/
Syllables2
Synonymserudition, acquisition and scholarship
Antonymsignorance, illiteracy and illiterateness
Plurallearnings

Learning Definition (Noun)

  1. the act or experience of one that learns

    a computer program that makes learning fun

  2. knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study

    people of good education and considerable learning

  3. modification of a behavioral tendency by experience (such as exposure to conditioning)
  4. machine learning

    Unsupervised learning, also known as unsupervised machine learning, uses machine learning algorithms to analyze and cluster unlabeled datasets. These algorithms discover hidden patterns or data groupings without the need for human intervention. / Supervised machine learning requires labeled data to adjust the parameters of the model during training. … But without quality training data, supervised learning models will end up making poor inferences. / Reinforcement machine learning trains machines through trial and error to take the best action by establishing a reward system. Reinforcement learning can train models to play games or train autonomous vehicles to drive by telling the machine when it made the right decisions, which helps it learn over time what actions it should take. / a learning system/model/algorithm

Learning as a Verb

  1. to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience

    learn a trade / learned to play chess

  2. memorize

    learn the lines of a play

  3. to come to be able

    learn to dance

  4. to come to realize

    learned that honesty paid

  5. teach
  6. to inform of something
  7. to come to know : hear

    we just learned that he was ill

  8. to acquire knowledge or skill or a behavioral tendency

    were shocked to learn of her death

Synonyms of Learning

Learning synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Learning

Learning in a Sentence

The department head was also a scholar of great learning.

I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

learn from one's mistakes

I learn medicine.

He just learned that he will be sacked.

Give him a clip round the ear. That'll learn him!

a computer program that makes learning fun

people of good education and considerable learning

Unsupervised learning, also known as unsupervised machine learning, uses machine learning algorithms to analyze and cluster unlabeled datasets. These algorithms discover hidden patterns or data groupings without the need for human intervention.

Supervised machine learning requires labeled data to adjust the parameters of the model during training. … But without quality training data, supervised learning models will end up making poor inferences.

Reinforcement machine learning trains machines through trial and error to take the best action by establishing a reward system. Reinforcement learning can train models to play games or train autonomous vehicles to drive by telling the machine when it made the right decisions, which helps it learn over time what actions it should take.

a learning system/model/algorithm

learn a trade

learned to play chess

learn the lines of a play

learn to dance

learned that honesty paid

we just learned that he was ill

were shocked to learn of her death

the learning that you get from books is just as important as the experience you get from life

after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps

the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely

the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school

he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke

Unsupervised learning, also known as unsupervised machine learning, uses machine learning algorithms to analyze and cluster unlabeled datasets. These algorithms discover hidden patterns or data groupings without the need for human intervention. / Supervised machine learning requires labeled data to adjust the parameters of the model during training. … But without quality training data, supervised learning models will end up making poor inferences. / Reinforcement machine learning trains machines through trial and error to take the best action by establishing a reward system. Reinforcement learning can train models to play games or train autonomous vehicles to drive by telling the machine when it made the right decisions, which helps it learn over time what actions it should take. / a learning system/model/algorithm

learn a trade / learned to play chess

Word Forms & Grammar

learning

learnings

reinforcement learning

reinforcement learnings

supervised learning

supervised learnings

unsupervised learning

unsupervised learnings

learned

learn·ing

learn·able adjective

learn·er noun

learn

learnable

learner

learners

learns

learning (usually uncountable, plural learnings)

Words That Rhyme With Learning

Origin of Learning

Origin 1: Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian; akin to Old High German lernēn to learn, Old English last footprint, Latin lira furrow, track

Origin 2: From Middle English lernyng, lernynge, from Old English leornung (“learning, study”), from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnungu (“learning”), equivalent to learn +‎ -ing. Cognate with Old Saxon lernunga, German Lernung.

First Known Use

before 12th century

before 12th centuryt

Learning Pronunciation

Learning is pronounced /ˈlər-niŋ/ and has 2 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (lər).

Common Questions About Learning

Is learning a noun or a verb?

Learning is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.

What is another word for learning?

Words with a similar meaning to learning include erudition, acquisition and scholarship. See the full list of learning synonyms and antonyms.

What is the opposite of learning?

The opposite of learning can be expressed with words like ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness and functional illiteracy.

What is the plural of learning?

The plural of learning is learnings.

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