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NEAR-MISS EXAMPLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- near miss
1, record 1, English, near%20miss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- near-miss 2, record 1, English, near%2Dmiss
correct
- near miss negative example 2, record 1, English, near%20miss%20negative%20example
correct
- near-miss negative example 3, record 1, English, near%2Dmiss%20negative%20example
correct
- near-miss example 4, record 1, English, near%2Dmiss%20example
correct
- near-miss counter-example 5, record 1, English, near%2Dmiss%20counter%2Dexample
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a type of example in a training sequence where the object is not an example of the required concept but only a very small number of features prevent it from being so. 6, record 1, English, - near%20miss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Near misses can be important for learning structural descriptions as they enable the system to deduce necessary features of the object to be identified. 6, record 1, English, - near%20miss
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Winston stressed the idea of "near-miss" examples, i.e. ones which did not differ too much from the structured representation at that time - otherwise the program would be overwhelmed by all the mismatches, and be unable to work out how to modify its understanding of the concept. 7, record 1, English, - near%20miss
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- presque exemple
1, record 1, French, presque%20exemple
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- quasi instance 2, record 1, French, quasi%20instance
correct, feminine noun
- quasi-instance 3, record 1, French, quasi%2Dinstance
correct, feminine noun
- instance quasi positive 2, record 1, French, instance%20quasi%20positive
correct, feminine noun
- nuance critique 4, record 1, French, nuance%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En apprentissage de descriptions de classes à partir d'exemples, exemple qui manque d'appartenir à une classe pour un petit nombre de raisons. 5, record 1, French, - presque%20exemple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une idée cruciale est le «presque exemple» («near-miss») : si, en effet, une situation radicalement différente des autres est soudain présentée, il n'y a rien à dire : si au contraire une situation presque semblable est soumise, le système va s'intéresser aux différences avec le modèle interne et marquer celles-ci, apprenant, petit à petit, les caractéristiques essentielles et secondaires du concept. 1, record 1, French, - presque%20exemple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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