example-based model
nounUK /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl beɪst ˈmɒdəl/
US /ɪɡˈzæmpəl beɪst ˈmɑːdəl/
A model that learns by looking at many examples.
The example-based model learned to name animals by looking at lots of pictures.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A teaching method that uses real examples to help students understand ideas.
The teacher used an example-based model to explain fractions with slices of pizza.
3. A computer program that makes decisions by comparing new cases to stored examples.
The example-based model matched the new customer's problem to past solved cases.
4. A way of reasoning that relies on specific cases rather than general rules.
Doctors sometimes use an example-based model, recalling similar patients they have treated.