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Google's Machine Learning Glossary defines machine learning as a program or system that trains a model from input data, and the trained model can then make predictions from new data.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“A program or system that trains a model from input data.”
Machine Learning Glossary, Google Developers, Google Developers, 2026, Glossary entry: machine learning.
Open the original- What it measures
- The entry is part of Google's online glossary of machine learning terms. It also says that machine learning refers to the field of study concerned with these programs or systems.
- What it does not show
- A short working definition. It describes what a machine learning system does, not how well it performs, and it does not separate machine learning from other kinds of AI.