retrain

Learn new skills

To retrain is to train again, either in the same skill after time away or in a new skill entirely.

Workers retrain when their jobs become obsolete: The company offered to retrain laid-off factory workers for tech positions.

In machine learning, to retrain a model is to update it with new data.

The noun retraining describes this process.

learning

study

Deliberate learning effort

instruction · tutoring · knowledge · comprehension · coursework · syllabus · classroom · e-learning · modules · certification

skills

proficiency

Skilled performance level

workshops · seminars · courses · tutorials · instruction · practical · hands-on · drill · practice · technique

career

reskilling

Learning new work capabilities

workforce · profession · vocation · occupation · second-act · reinvention · veteran · midlife · requalification · employment

adaptation

adjustment

Alteration to improve fit

shift · conversion · flexibility · acclimatization · realignment · restructuring · remodeling · overhaul · reform · pivot

machine-learning

model

Representation or paradigm

weights · epochs · parameters · validation · overfitting · hyperparameters · iterations · optimization · backpropagation · calibration

animal

conditioning

Learned behavioral adaptation

handler · reinforcement · repetition · correction · desensitization · reward · cues · recall · socialization · clicker

Categories
Opposites
training sequence

retraintrain

Rail vehicle or instruct

onboard · introduce · first train · orient · initiate

skill trajectory

retraindeskill

Reduce skill requirements

stagnate · untrain · forget · unlearn · rust

workforce action

retrainfire

Combustion with flames

terminate · dismiss · let go · lay off · replace

Phrases
Family

retraining, retrained, retrains, retrainable, retrainer

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