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Learn

Learn (/lɜːrn/), from the Old English 'leornian', meaning "to get knowledge, be cultivated". It is a process that leads to the modification of knowledge, skills, behaviors, or preferences. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals, and some machines.

Etymology

The word 'learn' comes from the Old English 'leornian', which means "to get knowledge, be cultivated". It is related to the Old High German 'lirnen', the Gothic 'lais' "I know", and the Greek 'lepein' "to peel".

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 range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment.
  • Preference: A term used to indicate a choice, humans enjoy indicating what they want, they are constantly performing actions which indicate their likes and dislikes.

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