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OPTIMALITY PRINCIPLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Management Operations (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bellman principle
1, record 1, English, Bellman%20principle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bellman's principle 1, record 1, English, Bellman%27s%20principle
correct
- principle of optimality 1, record 1, English, principle%20of%20optimality
correct
- optimality principle 1, record 1, English, optimality%20principle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In dynamic programming, the principle that, regardless of the initial state of the process under consideration and regardless of the initial decision, remaining decisions must form an optimal policy relative to the state resulting from the first decision. 2, record 1, English, - Bellman%20principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe de Bellman
1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20Bellman
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- principe d'optimalité 1, record 1, French, principe%20d%27optimalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- optimality principle
1, record 2, English, optimality%20principle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- principe d'optimalité
1, record 2, French, principe%20d%27optimalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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