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FACTEUR CERTITUDE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2014-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
28.02.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

value attributed to the validity of a statement, such as a hypothesis, an inference rule, or a conclusion of an inference

OBS

The certainty factor may range from completely false to completely true.

OBS

certainty factor; confidence factor: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
28.02.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

valeur attribuée à la validité d'un énoncé, tel qu'une hypothèse, une règle d'inférence ou la conclusion d'une inférence

OBS

Le facteur de certitude peut varier d'entièrement faux à entièrement vrai.

OBS

facteur de certitude; facteur de confiance : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A numerical weight given to a fact or relationship to indicate the confidence one has in the fact or relationship. These numbers behave differently than probability coefficients. Most rule-based systems use certainty factors rather than probabilities.

CONT

The number 800 appearing in the action of the sample rule is called a certainty factor. It indicates on a scale from - 1 to 1000 how certain the conclusion is, given that the premise is known to be true with certainty.

OBS

certainty factor, confidence factor: terms standardized by ISO/IEC and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Valeur attribuée à la validité d'un énoncé, tel qu'une hypothèse, une règle d'inférence ou la conclusion d'une inférence.

CONT

Le facteur de certitude peut varier d'entièrement faux à entièrement vrai.

CONT

Dans les domaines où la connaissance n'est pas certaine on peut avoir intérêt à associer à chaque règle de production un coefficient de certitude et à chaque fait un coefficient de vraisemblance.

OBS

facteur de certitude; facteur de confiance; coefficient de vraisemblance : termes normalisés par ISO/CEI et la CSA.

Spanish

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