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# [What is Machine Learning? ML Tutorial for Beginners](https://freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-machine-learning-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The term “Machine Learning” was coined by a computer gamer named Arthur Samuel in 1959. He defined it like this: "\[Machine learning is a\] Field of study that gives computers the ability to learn and make predictions without being explicitly programm...

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