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Foundations
Machine learning
Plain-language meaning
A method of building models by learning patterns from examples rather than writing every decision as a rule.
Why it matters
The examples and the way performance is tested determine whether the model is useful.
Practical example
A model learns from labelled historical emails to recognise likely spam.
Common misunderstanding
Assuming learning from examples guarantees correct decisions on new data.
Related concepts
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Reviewed 2026-10-02.
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