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Similarity learning
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<p>Similarity learning is an area of <a href="/facts/Supervised_learning/JlNFNPFt">supervised machine learning</a> in <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a>. It is closely related to <a href="/facts/Regression_(machine_learning)/n6z5Tf7K">regression</a> and <a href="/facts/Classification_in_machine_learning/jXXHRkXR">classification</a>, but the goal is to learn a <a href="/facts/Similarity_function/FmmFco8c">similarity function</a> that measures how <a href="/facts/Similarity_(philosophy)/stgfoWBh">similar</a> or related two objects are. It has applications in <a href="/facts/Ranking/9unRtwbc">ranking</a>, in <a href="/facts/Recommendation_systems/HjodW6nS">recommendation systems</a>, visual identity tracking, face verification, and speaker verification. </p>