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FACTEUR VRAISEMBLANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-04-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- certainty factor
1, record 1, English, certainty%20factor
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- confidence factor 2, record 1, English, confidence%20factor
correct, standardized
- likelihood coefficient 3, record 1, English, likelihood%20coefficient
correct
- likelihood factor 3, record 1, English, likelihood%20factor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - certainty%20factor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - certainty%20factor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
certainty factor, confidence factor: terms standardized by ISO/IEC and CSA. 5, record 1, English, - certainty%20factor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- facteur de certitude
1, record 1, French, facteur%20de%20certitude
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- facteur de confiance 2, record 1, French, facteur%20de%20confiance
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- coefficient de vraisemblance 3, record 1, French, coefficient%20de%20vraisemblance
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- coefficient de certitude 4, record 1, French, coefficient%20de%20certitude
correct, masculine noun
- facteur de vraisemblance 5, record 1, French, facteur%20de%20vraisemblance
correct, masculine noun
- coefficient de croyance 6, record 1, French, coefficient%20de%20croyance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Valeur attribuée à la validité d'un énoncé, tel qu'une hypothèse, une règle d'inférence ou la conclusion d'une inférence. 2, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20certitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le facteur de certitude peut varier d'entièrement faux à entièrement vrai. 2, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20certitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 7, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20certitude
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
facteur de certitude; facteur de confiance; coefficient de vraisemblance : termes normalisés par ISO/CEI et la CSA. 8, record 1, French, - facteur%20de%20certitude
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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