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ADEQUAT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special
1, record 1, English, special
correct, adjective, less frequent
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a particular object or purpose. 1, record 1, English, - special
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Special Political Committee of the United Nations which deals with the particular subjects assigned to it by the General Assembly was originally called the Ad hoc Political Committee. 1, record 1, English, - special
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adéquat
1, record 1, French, ad%C3%A9quat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- idoine 1, record 1, French, idoine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Destiné spécialement à cet usage. 1, record 1, French, - ad%C3%A9quat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ad hoc : Locution latine signifiant «spécialement et seulement pour une affaire donnée». 2, record 1, French, - ad%C3%A9quat
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spécial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- especial 1, record 1, Spanish, especial
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- adecuado 2, record 1, Spanish, adecuado
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A propósito para el caso de que se trata. 2, record 1, Spanish, - especial
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- truth-preserving
1, record 2, English, truth%2Dpreserving
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This quality of non-truth preservation contrasts inductive inference with truth-preserving deductive inference. 2, record 2, English, - truth%2Dpreserving
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Specialization and reformulation rules are the conventional truth-preserving inference rules used in deductive logic. 3, record 2, English, - truth%2Dpreserving
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vérifonctionnel
1, record 2, French, v%C3%A9rifonctionnel
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- adéquat 2, record 2, French, ad%C3%A9quat
correct, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La déduction est adéquate, au sens où toute inférence par déduction produit une sentence qui est vraie dans tous les modèles de la théorie de départ ;(on dit encore que la déduction préserve la vérité). 2, record 2, French, - v%C3%A9rifonctionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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