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PROCEDURAL REPRESENTATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- procedural representation
1, record 1, English, procedural%20representation
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- procedural knowledge representation 2, record 1, English, procedural%20knowledge%20representation
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- procedure-based representation 3, record 1, English, procedure%2Dbased%20representation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A procedural representation of a fact is a set of instructions that when carried out, arrive at a result consistent with the fact ... In principle, any procedural representation can be recast as a declarative representation, and vice-versa. The two perspectives, considered as two complementary aspects of knowledge, an often referred to as dual semantics. (Fig. 4.14 - Dual semantics-two perspectives on the same knowledge). 2, record 1, English, - procedural%20representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In procedural representations, knowledge about the world is contained in procedures. 4, record 1, English, - procedural%20representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Suppose ... that a telephone directory were stored in a computer database and that we had a program which could look up a particular person's number in the directory. ... The program itself ... contains knowledge about how a directory is searched. The specification of method is called a procedural representation. 5, record 1, English, - procedural%20representation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- représentation procédurale
1, record 1, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20proc%C3%A9durale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- représentation procédurale des connaissances 2, record 1, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20proc%C3%A9durale%20des%20connaissances
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] une représentation est procédurale lorsque la connaissance que l'on veut lui faire exprimer est représentable algorithmiquement. La représentation procédurale correspond à des plans instanciés, c'est-à-dire des procédures. Le mécanisme d'instanciation correspond à la spécification d'une connaissance plus générale. 3, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20proc%C3%A9durale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une représentation procédurale contient directement le programme qui examine la séquence de mots et la règle qui décrit le groupe nominal. 4, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20proc%C3%A9durale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Dans les représentations procédurales, la connaissance est représentée sous forme de programmes ad-hoc. Les langages de programmation classiques, comme COBOL, FORTRAN, ou PASCAL [...] en font partie. [...] Le grand avantage des représentations procédurales est leur efficacité. Par contre, elles sont opaques. 3, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20proc%C3%A9durale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans un système expert les connaissances sont représentées sous forme déclarative. D'autres connaissances (représentées sous forme de règles de production) expriment l'expertise du spécialiste. 5, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20proc%C3%A9durale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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