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DISCRIMINANT 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
- discriminant description
1, record 1, English, discriminant%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 distinguishing a given concept from other concepts under consideration 1, record 1, English, - discriminant%20description
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
discriminant description: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-31:1997]. 2, record 1, English, - discriminant%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 dissimilarités
1, record 1, French, description%20par%20dissimilarit%C3%A9s
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 différenciant un concept donné des autres concepts considérés 1, record 1, French, - description%20par%20dissimilarit%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
description par dissimilarités : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-31:1997]. 2, record 1, French, - description%20par%20dissimilarit%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- discriminant description
1, record 2, English, discriminant%20description
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concept description that states properties that distinguish the given concept from other concepts under consideration (cf characteristic description). 1, record 2, English, - discriminant%20description
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A discriminant description specifies one or more ways to distinguish the given class from a fixed number of other classes. 1, record 2, English, - discriminant%20description
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- description discriminante
1, record 2, French, description%20discriminante
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- description par dissimilarités 2, record 2, French, description%20par%20dissimilarit%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Description d'une classe d'objets dans un ensemble fixe de telles classes. Se fait en énonçant seulement les propriétés distinctives des objets de la classe considérée par rapport aux objets d'autres classes. 2, record 2, French, - description%20discriminante
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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