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GENERALIZATION RULE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- specialization
1, record 1, English, specialization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Narrowing the scope of a concept description, thus reducing the sets of instances it describes (opposite of generalisation). 1, record 1, English, - specialization
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The four basic operations whereby production rules may be acquired and refined are : Creation... Generalization... Specialization : Additional conditions are added to the condition set, or existing conditions made more restrictive, so that the rule applies to a smaller number of specific situations; Composition. 1, record 1, English, - specialization
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spécialisation
1, record 1, French, sp%C3%A9cialisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération consistant à remplacer une formule par une autre, cette dernière étant plus instanciée ou moins générale que la première. 1, record 1, French, - sp%C3%A9cialisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- perceptron learning rule
1, record 2, English, perceptron%20learning%20rule
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- perceptron algorithm 2, record 2, English, perceptron%20algorithm
correct
- perceptron convergence procedure 1, record 2, English, perceptron%20convergence%20procedure
correct
- perceptron convergence theorem 1, record 2, English, perceptron%20convergence%20theorem
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An algorithm for finding the desired weight vector in a perceptron model. 2, record 2, English, - perceptron%20learning%20rule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The delta rule is a generalization of the perceptron learning rule for which the famous perceptron convergence theorem has been proved. 1, record 2, English, - perceptron%20learning%20rule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- algorithme d'apprentissage du perceptron
1, record 2, French, algorithme%20d%27apprentissage%20du%20perceptron
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- algorithme du perceptron 2, record 2, French, algorithme%20du%20perceptron
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Théorème de convergence du perceptron : L'algorithme d'apprentissage du perceptron converge en un nombre fini de changements d'états s'il existe une solution, c'est-à-dire si la classification qu'on désire réaliser est une séparation linéaire. 1, record 2, French, - algorithme%20d%27apprentissage%20du%20perceptron
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- specialization rule
1, record 3, English, specialization%20rule
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- rule of specialization 1, record 3, English, rule%20of%20specialization
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A generalization rule is a transformation of a description into a more general description... A specialization rule makes an opposite transformation : given a description, it generates a logical consequence of it. 1, record 3, English, - specialization%20rule
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Any of the above rules of generalization can become rules of specialization by using them in reverse. 1, record 3, English, - specialization%20rule
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- règle de spécialisation
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20sp%C3%A9cialisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
les quatre types de règles de spécialisation/généralisation nécessaires sont : l'altération d'un terme de conjonction, l'altération d'un terme de disjonction, l'altération d'un littéral et l'altération d'un terme (...). 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20sp%C3%A9cialisation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-10-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- perceptron convergence theorem
1, record 4, English, perceptron%20convergence%20theorem
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The perceptron convergence theorem states, in essence, that, if the classification can be learned by the perceptron, then the procedure guarantees that it will be learned in a finite number of training cycles. 2, record 4, English, - perceptron%20convergence%20theorem
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The delta rule is a generalization of the perceptron learning rule for which the famous perceptron convergence theorem has been proved. 3, record 4, English, - perceptron%20convergence%20theorem
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- théorème de convergence du perceptron
1, record 4, French, th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20de%20convergence%20du%20perceptron
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Théorème de convergence du perceptron : l'algorithme d'apprentissage du perceptron converge en un nombre fini de changements d'états s'il existe une solution, c'est-à-dire si la classification qu'on désire réaliser est une séparation linéaire. 1, record 4, French, - th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me%20de%20convergence%20du%20perceptron
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- find extrema of a partial order rule
1, record 5, English, find%20extrema%20of%20a%20partial%20order%20rule
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Constructive Generalization Rules.... The generating chain properties rule... can be extended to a partial order relation. In such a case it becomes the "find extrema of a partial order rule. 1, record 5, English, - find%20extrema%20of%20a%20partial%20order%20rule
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- régle d'inférence de bornes
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A9gle%20d%27inf%C3%A9rence%20de%20bornes
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La règle d'inférence de bornes pour un ordre partiel est également une règle constructive. 1, record 5, French, - r%C3%A9gle%20d%27inf%C3%A9rence%20de%20bornes
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- extending reference rule
1, record 6, English, extending%20reference%20rule
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selective Generalization Rules. The extending reference rule states that a concept description can be generalized by enlarging the reference of a descriptor. 1, record 6, English, - extending%20reference%20rule
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- extension de domaines de variables
1, record 6, French, extension%20de%20domaines%20de%20variables
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- règle d'agrandissement des domaines 2, record 6, French, r%C3%A8gle%20d%27agrandissement%20des%20domaines
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les règles d'inférence inductive citons extension de domaines de variables. 3, record 6, French, - extension%20de%20domaines%20de%20variables
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On pourra justifier ce genre de généralisation en n'autorisant pas de trop grandes extensions au domaine. 2, record 6, French, - extension%20de%20domaines%20de%20variables
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- selective rule
1, record 7, English, selective%20rule
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- selective generalization rule 1, record 7, English, selective%20generalization%20rule
correct
- selective rule of generalization 1, record 7, English, selective%20rule%20of%20generalization
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a selective rule of generalization... does not introduce any new descriptors. 1, record 7, English, - selective%20rule
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Selective rules of generalization do not change the space of possible inductive assertions, while constructive rules do change it. 1, record 7, English, - selective%20rule
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- règle de généralisation sélective
1, record 7, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20s%C3%A9lective
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- régle sélective 1, record 7, French, r%C3%A9gle%20s%C3%A9lective
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A l'opposé d'une règle sélective, une règle constructive produit des généralisations qui peuvent porter sur des attributs n'apparaissant pas dans les assertions factuelles dont on part. 1, record 7, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20s%C3%A9lective
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- adding alternative rule
1, record 8, English, adding%20alternative%20rule
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- adding internal disjunction rule 1, record 8, English, adding%20internal%20disjunction%20rule
correct
- adding options 2, record 8, English, adding%20options
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selective Generalization Rules.... The adding alternative rule :.... A concept description can be generalized by adding, through the use of logical disjunction, an alternative to it. 1, record 8, English, - adding%20alternative%20rule
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- extension de disjonction
1, record 8, French, extension%20de%20disjonction
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- généralisation par disjonction 2, record 8, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20par%20disjonction
correct, feminine noun
- règle de l'ajout des disjonctions 3, record 8, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%27ajout%20des%20disjonctions
correct, feminine noun
- règle d'ajout de disjonctions 3, record 8, French, r%C3%A8gle%20d%27ajout%20de%20disjonctions
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une façon d'élargir la partie condition afin de rendre une inférence plus générale consiste à ajouter des options reliées par l'opération de disjonction OU. 2, record 8, French, - extension%20de%20disjonction
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- closing interval rule
1, record 9, English, closing%20interval%20rule
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selective Generalization Rules.... The closing interval rule... states that if two descriptions of the same class(the premises of the rule) differ in the values of only one linear descriptor, then the description can be replaced by a single description in which the reference of the descriptors is the interval linking these two values. 1, record 9, English, - closing%20interval%20rule
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fermeture d'intervalles
1, record 9, French, fermeture%20d%27intervalles
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- généralisation par intervalle 2, record 9, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20par%20intervalle
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Généralisation par intervalle. Supposons que deux exemples de la classe à découvrir soient de taille a et b. Il est raisonnable, en généralisant, d'en inférer que les objets de la classe sont de taille intermédiaire entre a et b. 2, record 9, French, - fermeture%20d%27intervalles
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- dropping condition rule
1, record 10, English, dropping%20condition%20rule
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- dropping conditions 2, record 10, English, dropping%20conditions
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the simplest generalization rules is the dropping condition rule, which states that to generalize a conjunction you may drop any of its conjunctive conditions. 1, record 10, English, - dropping%20condition%20rule
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- restriction de conjonction
1, record 10, French, restriction%20de%20conjonction
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- généralisation par omission de conditions 2, record 10, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20par%20omission%20de%20conditions
correct, feminine noun
- abandon de conditions 3, record 10, French, abandon%20de%20conditions
correct, masculine noun
- règle de l'oubli des conjonctions 4, record 10, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%27oubli%20des%20conjonctions
correct, feminine noun
- règle de l'oubli 4, record 10, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%27oubli
correct, feminine noun
- règle de suppression des conjonctions 4, record 10, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20suppression%20des%20conjonctions
correct, feminine noun
- règle d'abandon de prédicat 4, record 10, French, r%C3%A8gle%20d%27abandon%20de%20pr%C3%A9dicat
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'abandon de conditions. Une autre façon de généraliser consiste à abandonner une condition dans une règle. La règle résultante ayant une partie condition plus facilement déclenchée devient plus générale que la règle de départ. 3, record 10, French, - restriction%20de%20conjonction
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-12-12
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- conjunctive modification technique
1, record 11, English, conjunctive%20modification%20technique
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
It is a rule learning technique, which includes :rule ordering, instantiation, discrimination, and generalization. 1, record 11, English, - conjunctive%20modification%20technique
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- technique de modification conjonctive
1, record 11, French, technique%20de%20modification%20conjonctive
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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