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LIEN CAUSAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- causal link
1, record 1, English, causal%20link
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada Diseases Weekly Report. 2, record 1, English, - causal%20link
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lien causal
1, record 1, French, lien%20causal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada. 2, record 1, French, - lien%20causal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- causal link
1, record 2, English, causal%20link
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "causal chaining", "causal-chain completion". 1, record 2, English, - causal%20link
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Some links are definitional, other links capture heuristic knowledge, such as "work causes cuffs to be shiny". Relationships like these enrich the network by providing additional paths. 2, record 2, English, - causal%20link
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lien causal
1, record 2, French, lien%20causal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lien de causalité 2, record 2, French, lien%20de%20causalit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Caduceus saura prendre une vue synthétique des problèmes posés par le malade, grâce à une représentation des liens causals et hiérarchiques entre les pathologies. 3, record 2, French, - lien%20causal
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme utilisé en sémiotique littéraire pour la représentation des liens entre les nodes d'un arbre narratif. Voir l'article de Mary-Laure Ryan dans Revue des Sciences Humaines 1986-1, no 201, pp 59-77. 2, record 2, French, - lien%20causal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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