overlearn
English
/əʊvəˈləːn/
verb
Definitions
- To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.
- (psychology) To learn (something) to the point where responses become instinctive.
- (modeling) Mostly when talking about neural networks, to learn a task to the point where responses actually start to degrade. Compare with overfit, in model tuning contexts.
Etymology
Prefix from English learn.
Origin
English
learn
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Cognates and derived terms
- belearn English
- forelearn English
- learn English
- learnability English
- learnable English
- learned English
- learner English
- learning English
- learnling English
- learnt English
- mislearn English
- must-learn English
- outlearn English
- relearn English
- unlearn English
- lernen Middle English
- lernēn Old High German
- lärnön Volapük