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metalearning

metalearning noun: a branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.

Noun

metalearning (uncountable)

  1. A branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
  2. A form of machine learning where automatic learning algorithms are applied to metadata about machine learning experiments, so that the machine learns how to learn.
  3. A certain theory about how neurotransmitters facilitate distributed learning mechanisms.

Origin of metalearning

From meta- + learning.

Questions about metalearning

What does metalearning mean?
Metalearning means a branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
What part of speech is metalearning?
Metalearning is a noun.

Words near metalearning in the dictionary

  1. metalcraft
  2. metalcrafts
  3. metaldehyde
  4. metalearner
  5. metalearners
  6. metalearning
  7. metaled
  8. metaleg
  9. metalegal
  10. metalegs
  11. metalens

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