Machine learning is the field of study that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed (Arthur Samuel, 1959).
Can also be defined as:
- “Computational methods using experience to improve performance or to make accurate predictions”.
- “A computer observes some data, builds a model based on the data, and uses the model as both a hypothesis about the world and a piece of software that can solve problems”.
- “A set of methods that can automatically detect patterns in data, and then use the uncovered patterns to predict future data”.