metalearning

English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ learning.

Noun

metalearning (uncountable)

1. A branch of metacognition concerned with learning about one's own learning and learning processes.
2. (computing theory) 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. (neuroscience) A certain theory about how neurotransmitters facilitate distributed learning mechanisms.

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