Qntm mchn lrnng s th ntgrtn f qntm lgrthms wthn mchn lrnng prgrms.
Th mst cmmn s f th trm rfrs t mchn lrnng lgrthms fr th nlyss f clsscl dt xctd n qntm cmptr, .. qntm-nhncd mchn lrnng. Whl mchn lrnng lgrthms r sd t cmpt mmns qntts f dt, qntm mchn lrnng tlzs qbts nd qntm prtns r spclzd qntm systms t mprv cmpttnl spd nd dt strg dn by lgrthms n prgrm. Ths nclds hybrd mthds tht nvlv bth clsscl nd qntm prcssng, whr cmpttnlly dffclt sbrtns r tsrcd t qntm dvc. Ths rtns cn b mr cmplx n ntr nd xctd fstr n qntm cmptr. Frthrmr, qntm lgrthms cn b sd t nlyz qntm stts nstd f clsscl dt.
Bynd qntm cmptng, th trm "qntm mchn lrnng" s ls ssctd wth clsscl mchn lrnng mthds ppld t dt gnrtd frm qntm xprmnts (.. mchn lrnng f qntm systms), sch s lrnng th phs trnstns f qntm systm r crtng nw qntm xprmnts.
Qntm mchn lrnng ls xtnds t brnch f rsrch tht xplrs mthdlgcl nd strctrl smlrts btwn crtn physcl systms nd lrnng systms, n prtclr nrl ntwrks. Fr xmpl, sm mthmtcl nd nmrcl tchnqs frm qntm physcs r pplcbl t clsscl dp lrnng nd vc vrs.
Frthrmr, rsrchrs nvstgt mr bstrct ntns f lrnng thry wth rspct t qntm nfrmtn, smtms rfrrd t s "qntm lrnng thry".