Overlearn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əʊvəˈləːn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overlearn is a verb meaning To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.
Meaning
To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.
More Meanings
- (psychology, education) 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.
Example Sentences
Why the rigmarole of a military survey before enacting a measure most Americans already favoured? Maybe he over-learned the lesson of the clobbering Bill Clinton got when he barged into this area right at the start of his presidency.
Word Forms
- overlearns
- overlearning
- overlearned
- overlearnt
- over-learn
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overstudy, overeducate, overread, over-educate, overdo, overtrain.
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