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SIMILARITY METRIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- similarity metric
1, record 1, English, similarity%20metric
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A context-sensitive symbolic expression capturing relevant similarities between two object or process description - used to established mappings in analogical inferences. 1, record 1, English, - similarity%20metric
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Problem-Solving by Analogy.... I advocate using the difference function as a similarity metric to retrieve the solution of a previously-solved problem closely resembling the present problem. 1, record 1, English, - similarity%20metric
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mesure de similarité
1, record 1, French, mesure%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- métrique de similarité 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9trique%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Apprentissage par analogie. L'utilisation éventuelle d'une notion de proximité requiert l'introduction de métriques de similarité. Dans de nombreuses situations d'analogie, on recherche, dans les descriptions de précédents, des littéraux s'unifiant avec des littéraux apparaissant dans la caractérisation non opérationnelle du concept-but. 2, record 1, French, - mesure%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les deux grandes familles de mesures de ressemblance sont les similarités (plus les événements se ressemblent plus leur similarité est élevée) et les dissimilarités. 3, record 1, French, - mesure%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- similarity metric
1, record 2, English, similarity%20metric
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A context-free mathematical measure on properties of object descriptions used in clustering-minimized for objects within a cluster and maximized for objects spanning clusters. 1, record 2, English, - similarity%20metric
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mesure de similarité
1, record 2, French, mesure%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contraster avec "expression de similarité". 1, record 2, French, - mesure%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Similarité : critère de regroupement d'exemples fortement similaires, qui sert à départager des groupes d'objets ayant la même dissimilarité. 2, record 2, French, - mesure%20de%20similarit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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