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MONOTONIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monotonic
1, record 1, English, monotonic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- monotone 2, record 1, English, monotone
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to an AI principle stating that if a conclusion can be derived from a certain collection of facts, the same conclusion remains derivable if more facts are added. 3, record 1, English, - monotonic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[More generally, said of] a quantity which never increases or decreases as a function of some other quantity. 4, record 1, English, - monotonic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monotone
1, record 1, French, monotone
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monotonique 2, record 1, French, monotonique
avoid, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui varie dans le même sens. 2, record 1, French, - monotone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Qui assure que toute conclusion déduite de certaines hypothèses reste valide après tout ajout de nouvelles hypothèses. 2, record 1, French, - monotone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
raisonnement monotone, règle d'inférence monotone. 2, record 1, French, - monotone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Monotonique» est à éviter. Il signifie, en linguistique, «qui n'a qu'un seul ton». L'adverbe correspondant à monotone est «monotonement» 2, record 1, French, - monotone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Numerical Analysis (Mathematics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- monotone
1, record 2, English, monotone
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- monotonic 2, record 2, English, monotonic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Designating sequences the successive numbers of which either consistently increase or decrease but do not oscillate in relative value. 3, record 2, English, - monotone
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Analyse numérique (Mathématiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- monotone
1, record 2, French, monotone
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- monotonique 2, record 2, French, monotonique
avoid, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une application d'un ensemble ordonné E dans un ensemble ordonné F est monotone si elle est croissante ou décroissante. 1, record 2, French, - monotone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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