Reinforcement learning (RL) is a type of machine learning where an agent learns to make decisions by taking actions in an environment to achieve a certain goal. The agent receives feedback in the form of rewards or penalties based on the outcomes of its actions, which it uses to learn and improve its decision-making over time. The primary purpose of reinforcement learning is to enable the agent to learn optimal strategies by interacting with its environment, thereby maximizing cumulative rewards. This approach is commonly used in areas such as robotics, game playing, and autonomous systems​​.

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