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learning

noun
learn·​ing | \ ˈlər-niŋ How to pronounce learning (audio) \

Definition of learning

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)
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Choose the Right Synonym for learning

knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind. knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. rich in the knowledge of human nature learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling. a book that demonstrates vast learning erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning. an erudition unusual even in a scholar scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation. a work of first-rate literary scholarship

Examples of learning in a Sentence

a computer program that makes learning fun different methods of foreign language learning The first year of college was a learning experience. They were people of good education and considerable learning.
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 These are the skills that will allow for more successful learning in the classroom and a greater sense of belonging on campus and in the greater world. — Margaret Dwyer, Washington Post, "Three life skills your kids’s college professor wishes you taught them," 16 Aug. 2019 The findings underscore machine learning's susceptibility to bias and its unintended consequences on groups that are underrepresented in the data used to train machine-learning systems. — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Google’s Hate Speech Detection A.I. Has a Racial Bias Problem," 16 Aug. 2019 While teaching children about the importance of reading and thinking critically, Franchina said her passion for learning and helping others was solidified. — Pomerado News, "Girl Scout earns Gold Award while promoting literacy," 16 Aug. 2019 The company uses cameras, computer vision and machine learning to detect things on the road and measure distances. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "UPS invests in San Diego’s self-driving truck startup TuSimple," 16 Aug. 2019 The 11,200-square-foot school on 1.9 acres will have outdoor learning and play areas. — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, "Retail wrap: Power center headed to Aliana; Urban Harvest kicks off new Farmers Market," 16 Aug. 2019 Once a person has had enough experience with related problems, though, intuitive decision-making that draws on past learning is more likely to yield effective decisions, Sahm and Weizsäcker say. — Laura Kutsch, Scientific American, "Can We Rely on Our Intuition?," 15 Aug. 2019 In the past year, the company has ramped up its efforts to neutralize bad actors on the platform and flag abusive tweets with machine learning. — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, "At Twitter, It Seems No One Can Hear the Screams," 15 Aug. 2019 Training one algorithm to fool another is known as adversarial machine learning. — The Economist, "As face-recognition technology spreads, so do ideas for subverting it," 15 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of learning

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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learning

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How to pronounce learning (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of learning

: the activity or process of gaining knowledge or skill by studying, practicing, being taught, or experiencing something : the activity of someone who learns
: knowledge or skill gained from learning

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learning

noun
learn·​ing | \ ˈlər-niŋ\

Kids Definition of learning

1 : the act of a person who gains knowledge or skill Travel is a learning experience.
2 : knowledge or skill gained from teaching or study They're people of great learning.

learning

noun
learn·​ing

Medical Definition of learning

: the process of acquiring a modification in a behavioral tendency by experience (as exposure to conditioning) in contrast to modifications occurring because of development or a temporary physiological condition (as fatigue) of the organism also : the modified behavioral tendency itself

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