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PREFERENCE [5 records]

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

... a special type of augmentation that represents information about the appropriateness of an object for a slot in the current context.

CONT

The augmentations that hold the information that is converted into votes by the decision phase are called preferences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

In the context of health, the desirability of a clinical outcome.

OBS

Utility and value are specific applications of this concept.

OBS

preference: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Dans le contexte de la santé, désirabilité d’un résultat clinique.

OBS

L’utilité et la valeur sont des applications particulières de ce concept.

OBS

préférence : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taxation
CONT

Tax measures are largely directed at removing preferences and increasing fairness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiscalité
CONT

Les mesures fiscales visent essentiellement à éliminer les traitements préférentiels et à renforcer l'équité.

CONT

Les mesures fiscales visent en large part à abolir des dispositions préférentielles et à accroître l'équité du régime.

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 5 1984-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Science
  • Constitutional Law

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences politiques
  • Droit constitutionnel
OBS

"En raison des avantages préférentiels réservés aux dominions (A. Siegfried, Le Canada)

Spanish

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