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FUNCTIONAL ABSTRACTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abstraction hierarchy
1, record 1, English, abstraction%20hierarchy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The abstraction hierarchy includes five levels of information :functional purpose, abstract function, generalized function, physical function and physical form. 2, record 1, English, - abstraction%20hierarchy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hiérarchie d'abstraction
1, record 1, French, hi%C3%A9rarchie%20d%27abstraction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La hiérarchie d'abstraction est une décomposition fonctionnelle à cinq niveaux utilisée pour modéliser l'environnement de travail des systèmes sociotechniques complexes [...] 2, record 1, French, - hi%C3%A9rarchie%20d%27abstraction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reasoning rule
1, record 2, English, reasoning%20rule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... an approach is put forward to represent the functionality of human-robot teams in a formal manner using abstraction hierarchies. In this way, formal relations between domain knowledge at the system, functional and mission-oriented levels are established and reasoning rules are used to navigate through these relations. 2, record 2, English, - reasoning%20rule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- règle de raisonnement
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20raisonnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le module de navigation s'appuiera sur des règles de raisonnement fournies par le module sémantique. Ces règles permettront, entre autres, d'inférer un «facteur de danger» qui sera exploité par les algorithmes de déplacement. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20raisonnement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- regla de razonamiento
1, record 2, Spanish, regla%20de%20razonamiento
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-12-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- type
1, record 3, English, type
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Expressions in the theory of types are built up from variables and constants by means of application and functional abstraction. The language is however not type-free in the sense of the lambda calculus. 2, record 3, English, - type
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A type characterizes both a set of values and a set of operations applicable to those values. 3, record 3, English, - type
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- type
1, record 3, French, type
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concept abstrait présentant les propriétés communes aux entités d'un ensemble. 2, record 3, French, - type
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
treillis des types, typologie de concepts 2, record 3, French, - type
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le typage, selon Bertrand Russel, consiste à répartir les objets d'une hiérarchie en types divers : type zéro (individus), type un (classes d'individus), type deux (classes de classes d'individus), etc. 3, record 3, French, - type
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une valeur ou une variable est dite "typée" lorsqu'on lui assigne un type. 2, record 3, French, - type
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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