instance-based learning
nounUK /ˈɪnstəns beɪst ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˈɪnstəns beɪst ˈlɝːnɪŋ/
A way a computer learns by remembering examples and comparing new things to them.
The app uses instance-based learning to guess which song you will like next.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A learning method where the computer stores examples and only works when a new question comes.
With instance-based learning, the model waits until you ask before it does any work.
3. A teaching idea where students learn by studying real cases instead of general rules.
The class used instance-based learning by comparing real court cases.
4. A way of solving problems by finding the most similar past example and copying its answer.
The robot used instance-based learning to pick the same move it saw before.