metalearning
metalearning noun: a branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
Noun
metalearning (uncountable)
- A branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
- 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.
- 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.
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