overlearn

Definitions

1. To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.
2. To learn (something) to the point where responses become instinctive.
3. 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.

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Examples

“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.”

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