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FUNCTIONAL DECOMPOSITION [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

Breaking the operations of an enterprise into a hierarchy of functions which are represented on a function chart.

OBS

functional decomposition : term and definition standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Méthode d'élaboration d'un système qui consiste à décomposer celui-ci en ses éléments de manière à ce que ceux-ci correspondent directement aux fonctions et aux sous-fonctions du système.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lignite, Graphite and Coal Mining
CONT

... experimental data needed to model these processes... as they occur in the combustion of U. S. coals, are either fragmented or generally lacking. Gas formation during pyrolysis can often be related to the thermal decomposition of bridge material and specific functional groups in the coal and can be predicted with reasonable accuracy by models employing first-order reactions with ultimate yields.

OBS

Advances in coal Spectrometry, 1967, US Bureau of Mines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploit. de charbons fossiles autres que la tourbe
OBS

pontage : Accumulation de matériaux dans un sondage, qui empêche l'accès au fond.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
CONT

... there is another language for functional decomposition and input/output specification : IORL(Input/Output Requirements Language). Although these do some useful specification checking, they cannot check detailed logic or specify the order and timing constraints needed in real-time systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
OBS

langage de spécification entrée/sortie.

Spanish

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