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GENERAL LOGIC [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Logic (Philosophy)
- Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- intuitionistic logic
1, record 1, English, intuitionistic%20logic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Intuitionistic logic encompasses the general principles of logical reasoning which have been abstracted by logicians from intuitionistic mathematics. 2, record 1, English, - intuitionistic%20logic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Logique (Philosophie)
- Mathématiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- logique intuitionniste
1, record 1, French, logique%20intuitionniste
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
- Federal Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- audit logic matrix
1, record 2, English, audit%20logic%20matrix
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- ALM 2, record 2, English, ALM
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The planning tool used for performance audit and special examination. 3, record 2, English, - audit%20logic%20matrix
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The [Office of the Auditor General of Canada] has designed... the audit logic matrix(ALM), which describes the logical relationship between the audit objectives, criteria, audit scope and approach, and the observations to emerge. 2, record 2, English, - audit%20logic%20matrix
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
- Administration fédérale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grille logique d'audit
1, record 2, French, grille%20logique%20d%27audit
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- GLA 2, record 2, French, GLA
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grille logique de vérification 3, record 2, French, grille%20logique%20de%20v%C3%A9rification
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil de planification utilisé pour les audits de performance et les examens spéciaux. 4, record 2, French, - grille%20logique%20d%27audit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le [Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada] a conçu [...] la grille logique d'audit qui décrit la relation logique entre l'objectif, les critères, l'étendue et l'approche de l'audit, ainsi que les observations qui pourraient en découler. 2, record 2, French, - grille%20logique%20d%27audit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
grille logique de vérification : Le terme «vérification» a été en usage dans les normes canadiennes jusqu'en décembre 2010, date à laquelle un consensus international a entériné l'emploi de la désignation «audit». 5, record 2, French, - grille%20logique%20d%27audit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
grille logique d'audit : Le Bureau de la traduction du gouvernement du Canada recommande l'usage du terme «audit» dans le domaine de la comptabilité (REC-13/2013-02). 5, record 2, French, - grille%20logique%20d%27audit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-07-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Logic (Philosophy)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- epistemic logic
1, record 3, English, epistemic%20logic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once conceived as a single formal system, epistemic logic has become a general formal approach to the study of the structure of knowledge, its limits and possibilities, and its static and dynamic properties. 2, record 3, English, - epistemic%20logic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Logique (Philosophie)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- logique épistémique
1, record 3, French, logique%20%C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système logique permettant de raisonner sur la connaissance. 2, record 3, French, - logique%20%C3%A9pist%C3%A9mique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Applications of Electronics
- Computer Hardware
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- microcomputer microcircuit
1, record 4, English, microcomputer%20microcircuit
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] microcomputer microcircuit... means a "monolithic integrated circuit" or "multichip integrated circuit" containing an arithmetic logic unit(ALU) capable of executing general purpose instructions from an internal storage, on data contained in the internal storage. 2, record 4, English, - microcomputer%20microcircuit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Applications de l'électronique
- Matériel informatique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- microcircuit microcalculateur
1, record 4, French, microcircuit%20microcalculateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-07-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Measuring Equipment
- Printed Circuits and Microelectronics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- LSI/MSI tester
1, record 5, English, LSI%2FMSI%20tester
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- LSI/MSI test equipment 1, record 5, English, LSI%2FMSI%20test%20equipment
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Because medium-scale integration(MSI) and large-scale integration(LSI) generally imply digital integrated circuits(ICS), equipment intended to test LSI/MSI devices usually comprises a digital test system. Although manually operated benchtop units are available to test digital logic in a production environment, automated test systems are dictated. Thus, in general, LSI/MSI testers are automated, programmable systems that provide sophisticated test patterns at high repetition rates(usually, rated device operating frequency), with precise edge timing and control of all test parameters. Employed primarily for testing at wafer probe and for final package test(interfaced to a wafer prober or a high-speed, sort devices into predetermined categories based upon test performance, and reject defective devices. A current trend-particularly for semiconductor memories-is to integrate test systems with burn-in systems. 1, record 5, English, - LSI%2FMSI%20tester
Record 5, Key term(s)
- large scale integration/medium scale integration tester
- large scale integration/medium scale integration test equipment
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
- Circuits imprimés et micro-électronique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- appareil de contrôle LSI/MSI
1, record 5, French, appareil%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20LSI%2FMSI
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
LSI signifie «intégration à grande échelle» et MSI «intégration à moyenne échelle.» 1, record 5, French, - appareil%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20LSI%2FMSI
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-06-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Logic (Philosophy)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- indirect proof
1, record 6, English, indirect%20proof
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The general principle is that any assumption that leads you to a contradiction must be false. Thus, if you can deduce a contradiction(using valid rules of inference) from a certain assumption, it is legitimate to conclude that the assumption is false. Indirect proof is an extremely useful method, both in logic and in the real world. In real world arguments, if you can start from your opponent's premises and derive a contradiction from them(which is frequently possible), it is a very powerful refutation of the opponent's position. It is because of the usefulness of IP(indirect proof) that I have decided to introduce it right away. 1, record 6, English, - indirect%20proof
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Logique (Philosophie)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- preuve indirecte
1, record 6, French, preuve%20indirecte
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toute proposition est vraie ou fausse (principe du tiers exclu) et 2° la double négation d'une assertion correspond à sa vérité. La combinaison de ces deux corollaires recèle un mode d'inférence, la méthode de preuve indirecte, qui permet de démontrer des théorèmes d'existence mathématiques sur la simple base de leur non-contradiction. 1, record 6, French, - preuve%20indirecte
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-07-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Vacuum Tubes (Electronics)
- Nuclear Plant Safety
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- general coincidence logic
1, record 7, English, general%20coincidence%20logic
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trip Logic.... With general coincidence logic the final shutdown action is initiated by the actuation of any trip sensor in one instrumentation channel combined with the actuation of any trip sensors in the other instrumentation channels(e. g., in a 3-channel system, high heat transport pressure in one channel, high neutron flux in another channel). 1, record 7, English, - general%20coincidence%20logic
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tubes et lampes (Électronique)
- Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- logique à coïncidence générale
1, record 7, French, logique%20%C3%A0%20co%C3%AFncidence%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Logique de déclenchement. [...] Dans une logique à coïncidence générale, l'arrêt final est provoqué par l'actionnement de tout détecteur de déclenchement dans un canal d'instrumentation combiné avec l'actionnement de tout autre détecteur de déclenchement dans les autres canaux d'instrumentation (e.g., dans un système à 3 canaux, pression élevée du caloporteur dans un canal, flux neutronique élevé dans un autre canal). 1, record 7, French, - logique%20%C3%A0%20co%C3%AFncidence%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1989-07-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software
- Mathematics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- next-state function
1, record 8, English, next%2Dstate%20function
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In general, a sequential machine or automation consists of... combinational logic and memory.... The memory may be physically semiconductor elements, tapes or discs, or simply time delays of a so-called unit length.... The present input to the memory is called the next-state function, which depends on the present input and the present state. 1, record 8, English, - next%2Dstate%20function
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Logiciels
- Mathématiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- fonction d'état suivant
1, record 8, French, fonction%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20suivant
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1989-07-23
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software
- Mathematics
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- topos
1, record 9, English, topos
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The word topos was used for any category whose structure is sufficiently like Set, the category whose objects are crisp sets and whose morphisms are the set functions. It topos, basic set-theoretical constructions behave much as they do in Set itself.... The principles of classical logic are represented in Set by operations on a certain set... the two element Boolean Algebra. Each topos has an analogue or this algebra, and thus, each topos has its own logical calculus. This calculus differs from classical logic. In general, the logical principles that hold in a topos are those of intuitionistic logic, which does not accept the principle of excluded middle. 1, record 9, English, - topos
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Logiciels
- Mathématiques
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- topos
1, record 9, French, topos
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Comparer à locus-loci. 1, record 9, French, - topos
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1986-11-26
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- metamorphosis grammar
1, record 10, English, metamorphosis%20grammar
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
- MG 2, record 10, English, MG
correct
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since Colmerauer's introduction of metamorphosis grammars(MGs), with their associated type O-like grammar rules, there has been a desire to allow more general rule formats in logic grammars. 3, record 10, English, - metamorphosis%20grammar
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- grammaire de métamorphoses
1, record 10, French, grammaire%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphoses
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- grammaire de métamorphose 2, record 10, French, grammaire%20de%20m%C3%A9tamorphose
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-10-20
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- The Wonderlic Personnel Test
1, record 11, English, The%20Wonderlic%20Personnel%20Test
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- Wonderlic Personnel Test 2, record 11, English, Wonderlic%20Personnel%20Test
correct
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... [a] 50 item paper-pencil test measuring general learning ability in verbal, spatial and numerical reasoning to predict ability to adjust to complex and rapidly changing job requirements and ability to complete complex job training. The test also measures potential turnover and dissatisfaction on routinized or simplex labor intensive jobs. Test items include Analogies, Analysis of geometric Figures, Arithmetic Problems, Disarranged Sentences, Sentence Parallelism with Proverbs, Similarities, Logic, Definitions, Judgment, Direction Following, and others. 1, record 11, English, - The%20Wonderlic%20Personnel%20Test
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- Test pour le Personnel, Wonderlic
1, record 11, French, Test%20pour%20le%20Personnel%2C%20Wonderlic
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- Wonderlic - Test pour le personnel 1, record 11, French, Wonderlic%20%2D%20Test%20pour%20le%20personnel
correct, masculine noun
- Test pour le personnel de Wonderlic 2, record 11, French, Test%20pour%20le%20personnel%20de%20Wonderlic
masculine noun
- test Wonderlic 3, record 11, French, test%20Wonderlic
masculine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1986-02-06
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Labour Disputes
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- critical date
1, record 12, English, critical%20date
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Critical Dates. In any dispute a certain date, or several dates, will assume prominence in the process of evaluating the facts. The choice of such a date, or dates, is within the province of the tribunal seised of the dispute and will depend in some circumstances on the inevitable logic of the law applicable to the particular facts and, in other cases, on the practical necessity of confining the process of decision to relevant and cogent facts and thus to acts prior to the existence of a dispute.... There are several types of critical date, and it is difficult and probably misleading to formulate general definitions : the facts of the case are dominant(including, for this purpose, the terms of the special agreement empowering the tribunal to hear the case) and there is no necessity for a tribunal to choose any date whatsoever. In many cases there will be several dates of varying significance. 1, record 12, English, - critical%20date
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Conflits du travail
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- date critique
1, record 12, French, date%20critique
correct, feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Expression employée en procédure arbitrale ou judiciaire pour désigner la date à partir de laquelle les données du litige doivent être considérées comme définitivement fixes de telle manière que les faits postérieurs doivent être tenus pour sans pertinence pour la solution du différend. 1, record 12, French, - date%20critique
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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