This encyclopedia is comprehensive, with more than 250 entries in AZ format, providing easy access to relevant information for those seeking entry into any aspect of the broad field of machine learning. This peer-reviewed, highly-structured entry includes definitions, illustrations, applications, bibliography and links to related literature, provides the reader with a portal to more detailed information on any given topic. The style of entries in the Encyclopedia of Machine Learning is a lecture and tutorial, making a practical resource book for machine learning experts, and other professionals who need to access important information but do not have time to work their way through the entire text on their topics of interest . Authoritative reference published both in print and online.