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palimpsest [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- palimpsest
1, record 1, English, palimpsest
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An impact crater whose topography has been smoothed by glacier-like flow of the surface. 2, record 1, English, - palimpsest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term was coined for features on the icy surfaces of Ganymede and Callisto. Palimpsests there consist of bright circular features, sometimes at the centre of concentric rings. 2, record 1, English, - palimpsest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- palimpseste
1, record 1, French, palimpseste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tache circulaire, claire et sans relief apparent, qui est observée à la surface d'astres sombres et glacés, et peut correspondre à un cratère d'impact météoritique dont le relief aurait été complètement érodé. 1, record 1, French, - palimpseste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
palimpseste : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 juillet 2015. 2, record 1, French, - palimpseste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- palimpsest
1, record 2, English, palimpsest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A parchment or other material from which the original writing has been more or less completely erased and new matter written over. 2, record 2, English, - palimpsest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- palimpseste
1, record 2, French, palimpseste
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manuscrit sur parchemin dont la première écriture, grattée ou lavée, a fait place à un nouveau texte. 2, record 2, French, - palimpseste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- weight-decay memory
1, record 3, English, weight%2Ddecay%20memory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- decaying-weight memory 2, record 3, English, decaying%2Dweight%20memory
proposal
- palimpsest 3, record 3, English, palimpsest
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Memory in which each weight continually decays towards zero by an amount proportional to its magnitude. [ISO/IEC 2nd WD 2382-34: 1994 (E/F)]. 3, record 3, English, - weight%2Ddecay%20memory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the learning has stabilized, the magnitude of a weight is equal to its error derivative because this error derivative balances the weight decay. [ISO/IEC 2nd WD 2382-34: 1994 (E/F)]. 3, record 3, English, - weight%2Ddecay%20memory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
With "weight decay" - each weight continually decays towards zero by an amount proportional to its magnitude. When the learning has equilibrated, the magnitude of a weight is equal to its error derivative because this error derivative balances the weight decay. 1, record 3, English, - weight%2Ddecay%20memory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mémoire palimpseste
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20palimpseste
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- palimpseste 1, record 3, French, palimpseste
correct, masculine noun
- mémoire à oubli progressif 2, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A0%20oubli%20progressif
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oubli catastrophique. Ce problème a été étudié en détail, et un modèle d'apprentissage permettant de réaliser des palimpsestes (mémoires à oubli progressif) a été proposé. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20palimpseste
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom palimpseste provient des parchemins du Moyen Âge sur lesquels on effaçait les motifs déjà appris pour écrire de nouveaux motifs. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20palimpseste
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-05-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computers and Calculators
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- memory palimpsest
1, record 4, English, memory%20palimpsest
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- weight decay memory 1, record 4, English, weight%20decay%20memory
correct
- palimpsest 1, record 4, English, palimpsest
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Each weight continually decays towards zero by an amount proportional to its magnitude. 1, record 4, English, - memory%20palimpsest
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mémoire palimpseste
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9moire%20palimpseste
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- mémoire à oubli progressif 1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9moire%20%C3%A0%20oubli%20progressif
correct, feminine noun
- palimpseste 1, record 4, French, palimpseste
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom palimpseste provient des parchemins du Moyen âge sur lesquels on effaçait les motifs déjà appris pour écrire de nouveaux motifs. 1, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20palimpseste
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Vocabulaire Rint-Nouvelles Technologies de l'information, 1994. 2, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20palimpseste
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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