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characteristic description [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- characteristic description
1, record 1, English, characteristic%20description
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
concept description that states properties common to all instances of a given concept 1, record 1, English, - characteristic%20description
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
characteristic description: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-31:1997]. 2, record 1, English, - characteristic%20description
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- description par traits distinctifs
1, record 1, French, description%20par%20traits%20distinctifs
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
description de concept qui indique les propriétés communes à toutes les instances d'un concept donné 1, record 1, French, - description%20par%20traits%20distinctifs
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
description par traits distinctifs : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-31:1997]. 2, record 1, French, - description%20par%20traits%20distinctifs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- characteristic description
1, record 2, English, characteristic%20description
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- conjunctive generalization 2, record 2, English, conjunctive%20generalization
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
...description of a class of objects, that specifies all common properties of known objects in the class, and by that defines the class in the context of an unlimited number of other object classes. 2, record 2, English, - characteristic%20description
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A characteristic description of a class of objects (also known as conjunctive generalization) ... is typically a conjunction of some simple properties common to all objects in the class. 2, record 2, English, - characteristic%20description
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conjunctive generalization is a near synonym. 3, record 2, English, - characteristic%20description
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- description par traits distinctifs
1, record 2, French, description%20par%20traits%20distinctifs
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- description caractéristique 2, record 2, French, description%20caract%C3%A9ristique
correct, feminine noun
- généralisation conjonctive 3, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20conjonctive
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nous avons défini une généralisation qui ne permet d'obtenir que des formules généralisées conjonctives. Il est cependant évident que des disjonctions doivent apparaître dans certaines formules. 4, record 2, French, - description%20par%20traits%20distinctifs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Généralisation conjonctive" est un quasi-synonyme. 3, record 2, French, - description%20par%20traits%20distinctifs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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