Learning

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Learning

Learning (/ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/) is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals, and some machines; there is also evidence for some kind of learning in certain plants.

Etymology

The word 'learning' comes from the Old English 'leornian', which means 'to get knowledge, be cultivated'. It is related to the Old High German 'lirnen', meaning 'to learn, teach, study'.

Types of Learning

Learning can occur in many ways, including but not limited to:

  • Observational learning: Learning by observing the behavior of others.
  • Reinforcement learning: A type of machine learning where an agent learns to make decisions by taking actions in an environment to maximize some notion of cumulative reward.
  • Motor learning: A form of learning that involves the enhancement of skills of muscular activities.
  • Associative learning: The process by which an association between two stimuli or a behavior and a stimulus is learned.

Related Terms

  • Education: The process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.
  • Knowledge: Familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning.
  • Skill: The ability to carry out a task with determined results often within a given amount of time, energy, or both.
  • Behavior: The actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment.

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