training

Practice for mastery

Training is the process of teaching skills, knowledge, or behaviors through instruction and practice.

It applies to humans learning job skills or academic subjects, athletes building physical conditioning, and animals being taught commands or behaviors.

The word works as both noun and adjective: you undergo training before starting a new job, or complete a training program to earn certification.

In machine learning, training refers to the process of feeding data to an algorithm so it learns to recognize patterns or make predictions.

practice

drill

Hole-boring device

scrimmage · role-play · walkthrough · run-through · mock · exercise · routine · preparation · refinement · mastery

academic

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

certification · accreditation · diploma · degree · syllabus · lectures · seminars · tutoring · mentorship · scholarship

athletic

fitness

Good physical shape

  • gymExercise facility
  • strengthPower to exert force
  • cardioPulse-elevating exercise regimen

endurance · reps · sets · muscle · weights · dumbbells · barbell · circuit · crossfit · interval

vocational

apprenticeship

Learning trade through employment

technical · certification · skilled · trades · journeyman · workshop · practicum · residency · clinical · fieldwork

conditioning

stimulus

What prompts a reaction

operant · extinction · habituation · desensitization · behaviorism · associative · shaping · generalization · discrimination · counterconditioning

equestrian

dressage

Competitive precision riding

horsemanship · equitation · polo · vaulting · gymkhana · lunging · groundwork · flatwork · handler · gait

corporate

onboarding

New member integration process

professional · development · leadership · compliance · diversity · sensitivity · management · team-building · skills · upskilling

marksmanship

target

Object of pursuit

  • rangeExtent of variation
  • rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
  • pistolCompact one-handed firearm

archery · marksman · bullseye · aim · sight · firing · precision · stance · breathing · trigger

combat

sparring

Practice combat training

karate · taekwondo · judo · kickboxing · capoeira · jiujitsu · grappling · striking · kata · form

data

dataset

Organized collection of information

  • modelRepresentation or paradigm
  • algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
  • machinePower-driven working device

neural · deep · supervised · unsupervised · epochs · validation · testing · parameters · overfitting · fine-tuning

Categories
Opposites
acquired skill vs. innate ability

trainingnatural talent

innate ability · instinct · giftedness · genius · raw talent

knowledge acquisition vs. knowledge loss

trainingignorance

Absence of knowledge

inexperience · unlearning · forgetting · illiteracy · incompetence

preparation vs. unpreparedness

trainingunpreparedness

Lacking readiness beforehand

inexperience · rawness · greenness · amateurism · neglect

Phrases
Family

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