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ANALOGY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Vocabulary of the Terminology Bank
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- analogy
1, record 1, English, analogy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the proposal of an equivalent modelled on the make-up of an existing term used in a similar context. 1, record 1, English, - analogy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
e.g. "plasma chemistry" (for "plasmachimie") analogous to "plasma physics". 1, record 1, English, - analogy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire de la Banque de terminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- analogie
1, record 1, French, analogie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] formation d'une unité terminologique à partir d'une unité existante prise pour modèle sémantique, pour modèle formel, ou les deux. 1, record 1, French, - analogie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par exemple, «fœtoscope» a été créé par analogie avec le modèle «stéthoscope». 1, record 1, French, - analogie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- analogy
1, record 2, English, analogy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
process of reasoning from similar cases or situations. 2, record 2, English, - analogy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The rules on the interpretation of treaties which, in close analogy to the construction of contracts, were gradually evolved by international courts and tribunals provide ... evidence of the debt owed by international law to municipal law. 2, record 2, English, - analogy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit international
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- analogie
1, record 2, French, analogie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho internacional
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- analogía
1, record 2, Spanish, analog%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento de interpretación de las leyes mediante el cual se aplica, por extensión, una norma o sus principios a un caso que no está previsto en la misma, pero que presenta igualdad o afinidad jurídicas con otros que sí lo están. 1, record 2, Spanish, - analog%C3%ADa
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- analogy procedure
1, record 3, English, analogy%20procedure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- analogy 2, record 3, English, analogy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of inference sometimes used in mathematics to set up new theorems. It is reasoned that, if two or more things agree in some respects, they will probably agree in others. Exact proofs must, of course, be made to determine the validity of any theorems set up by this method. 1, record 3, English, - analogy%20procedure
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The analogy procedure is made up of rule description, rule matching, and rule selection. 1, record 3, English, - analogy%20procedure
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- analogie
1, record 3, French, analogie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modèle de comparaison de schémas. Le raisonnement prend la forme : B est comme A; si A est vrai, B devient plus vraisemblable; si A est faux, B devient moins vraisemblable. 2, record 3, French, - analogie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Processus de dérivation de sentences caractérisant une situation inconnue à partir de sentences caractérisant une situation connue et similaire, par application de règles d'inférence analogique et d'opérateurs éventuels d'adaptation. 3, record 3, French, - analogie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'intelligence artificielle a mis en évidence la nécessité de l'existence simultanée de relations de causalité, et définit l'analogie plutôt comme un raisonnement qui combine similarité et causalité. 4, record 3, French, - analogie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- analogy
1, record 4, English, analogy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- analogie
1, record 4, French, analogie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État de tissus ou organes ayant une même fonction alors qu'ils sont issus de structures embryologiques différentes. 1, record 4, French, - analogie
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ex. Il y a analogie entre la vrille du pois issue d'une feuille et celle du philodendron issue d'une racine. 1, record 4, French, - analogie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- analogía
1, record 4, Spanish, analog%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Desde el punto de vista evolutivo, semejanza morfológica o funcional. 1, record 4, Spanish, - analog%C3%ADa
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