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GENERAL SYSTEM THEORY [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- production system
1, record 1, English, production%20system
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- production rule system 2, record 1, English, production%20rule%20system
correct
- general rewrite system 3, record 1, English, general%20rewrite%20system
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A production system is a human or computer system that has a data base of production rules and some control mechanism that selects applicable production rules in an effort to reach some goal state. 4, record 1, English, - production%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A key notion in the Newell-Simon scheme is the production system, in which an operation will be carried out if a certain specific condition is met. Programs consist of long sequences of such production systems operating on the data base. As described by the theorists, the production system is kind of a computational stimulus-response link; so long as the stimuli(or conditions) are appropriate, the response(or production) will be executed. In the course of developing the General Problem Solver, Simon and Newell have propounded a perspective on artificial intelligence, a theory of thinking, and an agenda for future research. 5, record 1, English, - production%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A set of production rules (which is called a production system) can be interpreted in two distinct ways. ... One way to interpret a production system is to work through the rules one by one until a rule is found for which the condition ... is true. ... Alternatively, the production system could be "run backwards", with the rules being run from "right to left". 6, record 1, English, - production%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A production system is a rule- based system. Computer scientists also call these systems general rewrite systems. Each rule is matched to the input, and the rules that apply rewrite the input according the action part of these rules. 3, record 1, English, - production%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
production system: Term standardized by ISO/IEC. 7, record 1, English, - production%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de production
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20production
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système de règles de production 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20r%C3%A8gles%20de%20production
correct, masculine noun
- système à règles de production 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A8gles%20de%20production
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système expert ayant adopté la représentation par règles de production [...] pour modéliser le comportement humain ou pour bâtir des bases de connaissances. 4, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20production
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[système] constitué de trois parties : une base de faits, une base de règles de production et un moteur d'inférence. 5, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20production
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
système de production : Terme normalisé par ISO/CEI. 6, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20production
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- embodied cognition
1, record 2, English, embodied%20cognition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A theorical framework stating that] cognitive processes are deeply rooted in the body’s interactions with the world. 2, record 2, English, - embodied%20cognition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Embodied cognition... The general theory contends that cognitive processes develop when a tightly coupled system emerges from real-time, goal-directed interactions between organisms and their environment; the nature of these interactions influences the formation and further specifies the nature of the developing cognitive capacities. 3, record 2, English, - embodied%20cognition
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cognition incarnée
1, record 2, French, cognition%20incarn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cognition incorporée 2, record 2, French, cognition%20incorpor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Cadre théorique qui propose que] la cognition est une activité qui est structurée par le corps et le contexte dans lequel il se situe. 3, record 2, French, - cognition%20incarn%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
- Legal System
- International Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- natural law
1, record 3, English, natural%20law
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- law of nature 2, record 3, English, law%20of%20nature
correct
- jus naturale 3, record 3, English, jus%20naturale
correct, Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Natural law(or law of nature). The belief in natural law and natural law theories has been one of the most ancient and persistent themes in philosophy, and in legal history and theory. In general, it denotes belief in a system of right or justice common to all men prescribed by the supreme controlling force in the universe and distinct from positive law, law laid down by any particular state or other human organization. The starting points of all natural law thinking have been "reason" and "the nature of man". But there have always been disagreements about the meaning of natural law and its relation to positive law. 4, record 3, English, - natural%20law
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
- Théorie du droit
- Relations internationales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- droit naturel
1, record 3, French, droit%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- droit idéal 2, record 3, French, droit%20id%C3%A9al
correct, masculine noun
- droit objectif 2, record 3, French, droit%20objectif
correct, masculine noun
- droit rationnel 2, record 3, French, droit%20rationnel
correct, masculine noun
- droit nécessaire 2, record 3, French, droit%20n%C3%A9cessaire
correct, masculine noun
- droit primitif 2, record 3, French, droit%20primitif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le droit des gens peut être conçu, soit comme étant l'expression de la justice appliquée aux rapports internationaux, soit comme étant l'ensemble des règles qui, à un moment donné, sont effectivement en vigueur entre des États donnés. Dans le premier cas on est en présence du droit naturel, que l'on appelle aussi droit idéal, nécessaire, rationnel, primitif ou objectif. Dans le second cas on est en présence du droit positif, effectif ou établi. Cette distinction, qui n'est pas propre au droit international, y a une importance particulière pour des raisons d'ordre historique et technique : l'effort doctrinal des théologiens d'une part, l'absence de législateur superétatique d'autre part, expliquent l'attitude fréquemment adoptée par les auteurs du droit international, volontiers enclins à faire appel aux principes du droit naturel pour compléter, amender ou interpréter les données du droit positif. 2, record 3, French, - droit%20naturel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fraseología
- Régimen jurídico
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho natural
1, record 3, Spanish, derecho%20natural
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Primeros principios de lo justo y lo injusto, inspirados por la propia naturaleza. 1, record 3, Spanish, - derecho%20natural
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-01-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- physical symbol system
1, record 4, English, physical%20symbol%20system
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Just as the cell doctrine has proved central in biology, and germ theory is pivotal in the area of disease, so the concept of physical symbol system is deemed by Simon and Newell and their colleagues at Carnegie-Mellon as the core doctrine in the area of computer science. Proceeding in Boolean spirit, the job of the theorist is to identify that set of processes which operates on symbolic expressions in order to produce other expressions that create, modify, reproduce, and/or transform symbolic structures. A physical symbol system is necessary and sufficient to carry out intelligent actions; and, conversely, any system that exhibits general intelligence will prove upon analysis to be a physical symbol system. Such a system consists of a control, a memory, a set of operations, and input and output : its input consists of objects in certain locations; its processes are operations upon the input; its output is the modification or re-creation of objects in certain locations. 1, record 4, English, - physical%20symbol%20system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- système de symboles physiques
1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20symboles%20physiques
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- SSP 1, record 4, French, SSP
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- système symbolique physique 1, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20symbolique%20physique
correct, masculine noun
- SSP 1, record 4, French, SSP
correct
- SSP 1, record 4, French, SSP
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Jeu d'entités (formes physiques) qui peuvent se manifester comme composantes d'un autre type d'entité (expression, structure de symboles). A chaque instant, le système contient un assemblage de ces structures et un ensemble de processus pour produire d'autres structures par création, modification, reproduction ou élimination. Dans le temps, le système est une machine qui produit un assemblage évolutif de structures de symboles. Selon l'hypothèse fondamentale de l'intelligence artificielle (Newell et Simons), cet assemblage possède les moyens nécessaires et suffisants pour une action intelligente. 1, record 4, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20symboles%20physiques
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-06-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- theory of critical points
1, record 5, English, theory%20of%20critical%20points
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In addition, we shall cast a first glance toward more general perspectives relative to one of the most active areas of physics, the theory of critical points. The best-known among them is the "point" on a temperature-pressure diagram that describes the physical conditions under which solid, liquid, and gaseous phases can coexist at equilibrium in a single physical system. 1, record 5, English, - theory%20of%20critical%20points
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- théorie des points critiques
1, record 5, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20points%20critiques
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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