outlearn
verb
out·learn
ˌau̇t-ˈlərn 
outlearned; outlearning; outlearns
: to outdo or surpass in learning : to learn more than or more effectively than
The issue is not just whether Watson can outlearn … a flesh-and-blood Jeopardy! champion, but whether it can learn from its mistakes.—
Alex Stachan
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And getting quantum computers to outlearn traditional machines means finding AI problems that boil down to mathematical operations congruous with quantum physics.
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“Outlearn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outlearn. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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