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BAYES RULE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modelling (Mathematics)
  • Probability (Statistics)
DEF

A mathematical formula used to determine the conditional probability of events.

CONT

In statistics and probability theory, ... the Bayes' theorem describes the probability of an event based on prior knowledge of the conditions that might be relevant to the event.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modélisation (Mathématique)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
DEF

[...] formule mathématique utilisée pour déterminer la probabilité conditionnelle d'événements.

CONT

Essentiellement, le théorème de Bayes décrit la possibilité d'un événement basé sur la connaissance préalable des conditions qui peuvent être pertinentes pour l'événement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Response Systems (Electronic Instrumentation)
  • Adaptive Automated Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A rule that treats the units assigned by a decision rule independently and assigns a unit u having pattern measurements or features d to the category c whose conditional probability P(c) given measurement d is highest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes cybernétiques de réaction
  • Systèmes automatiques adaptatifs
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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