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GOAL HIERARCHY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abstraction goal
1, record 1, English, abstraction%20goal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The abstraction goal determines which objects can be deleted and/or lumped. 2, record 1, English, - abstraction%20goal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The significant attributes are administered with a structure according to the object hierarchy and the abstraction goal. 3, record 1, English, - abstraction%20goal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- objectif d'abstraction
1, record 1, French, objectif%20d%27abstraction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le partitionnement dépend néanmoins d'un objectif d'abstraction plus large (généralisation ou agrégation des objets partitionnés) et doit, par conséquent, être défini en fonction de cet objectif. 1, record 1, French, - objectif%20d%27abstraction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Programas y programación (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- objetivo de abstracción
1, record 1, Spanish, objetivo%20de%20abstracci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- height
1, record 2, English, height
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each goal in the initial hierarchy has a height. The lowest terminal nodes are at height 0. Their parents are at height 1, and so on up the tree. The height of the root node is the height of the tree, which we call H. 2, record 2, English, - height
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hauteur
1, record 2, French, hauteur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mesure des niveaux d'un graphe ou d'une hiérarchie à partir des feuilles-nœuds terminaux jusqu'à la racine ou tête, c'est-à-dire dans un sens contraire à celui de la profondeur. 2, record 2, French, - hauteur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-01-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- conceptual clustering
1, record 3, English, conceptual%20clustering
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arranging objects (situations, facts) into classes characterized by simple descriptive concepts rather than into classes defined by a predetermined measure of similarity among their members, as in conventional clustering. 2, record 3, English, - conceptual%20clustering
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Conceptual clustering is another important type of induction. The inputs for a conceptual-clustering problem include a set of objects with known attributes. The goal is to produce a small taxonomy for the objects; i. e., a subset hierarchy of classes of similar objects in which the subclasses of each are mutually exclusive and jointly exhaustive. 3, record 3, English, - conceptual%20clustering
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Clustering can be approached formally, as a branch of pattern recognition, looking for a group with high intra-class but low inter-class similarity. It can also be approached in a classification (this is sometimes called "conceptual clustering"). 1, record 3, English, - conceptual%20clustering
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A form of learning from observation. 2, record 3, English, - conceptual%20clustering
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- classification symbolique
1, record 3, French, classification%20symbolique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- regroupement symbolique 1, record 3, French, regroupement%20symbolique
correct, masculine noun
- regroupement conceptuel 2, record 3, French, regroupement%20conceptuel
correct, masculine noun
- analyse conceptuelle des données 3, record 3, French, analyse%20conceptuelle%20des%20donn%C3%A9es
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- agrégation conceptuelle 4, record 3, French, agr%C3%A9gation%20conceptuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forme d'apprentissage qui consiste à construire, à partir d'un ensemble de description d'objets observés, un regroupement de ces objets en différentes classes conceptuelles; celles-ci doivent être caractérisées de façon appropriée et organisées en une structure hiérarchisée. 2, record 3, French, - classification%20symbolique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apprentissage inductif se divise en deux sous-domaines. Le premier sous-domaine est l'apprentissage des similarités. Le deuxième sous-domaine est la classification symbolique (conceptual clustering) où on regroupe ensemble des exemples présentant des propriétés communes dont la description en intention est intéressante à quelque titre. 1, record 3, French, - classification%20symbolique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «analyse conceptuelle des données» est désuet. 5, record 3, French, - classification%20symbolique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- strategic study
1, record 4, English, strategic%20study
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Strategic plans and tactical design actions. In the hierarchy of concepts for a company's growth and progress, policies lead to specific goals. Each goal has several measurable objectives.... To attain each objective there must be one or more strategies, or methods of attack to accomplish all facets of the objective.... Consider this example : a company's goal is to improve its long-term profitability from near zero to plus 10%. In order to do this... one [objective] could be to increase profit margins on existing products by 15% or more. Strategies to achieve that objective include : increase prices, find new markets where a higher price can be obtained.... 2, record 4, English, - strategic%20study
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- étude stratégique
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9tude%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] études stratégiques (...) sont un élément du management des projets. (...) Dans un contexte industriel, le lancement d'un produit nouveau ne constitue jamais une fin en soi. Il doit répondre à un besoin de l'entreprise, donc à un besoin économique. Ce besoin peut éventuellement être satisfait par des moyens moins contraignants que le développement de produit nouveau. (...) C'est le but des études stratégiques [de faciliter le choix du moyen à retenir.] 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tude%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-05-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- control stack
1, record 5, English, control%20stack
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The model' s control stock specifies the location in the hierarchy at which control currently resides. It does this by maintaining the path from the root goal of the hierarchy to the current goal. 2, record 5, English, - control%20stack
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pile de contrôle
1, record 5, French, pile%20de%20contr%C3%B4le
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-04-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Management Control
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- impact approach
1, record 6, English, impact%20approach
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The impact approach... elaborates a hierarchy of objectives and tries to establish the impact of a project on the development goals of a country. It is basically a tracer study of the benefits to link logically the immediate objective of a project(target) to the intermediate(sector objective) and to the final development goals. The method not only determines the contribution of the project to the development goals, but also specifies under what conditions and how the project contributes to the development goal. 1, record 6, English, - impact%20approach
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Contrôle de gestion
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- approche par l'incidence
1, record 6, French, approche%20par%20l%27incidence
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Étude qui] consiste à établir une hiérarchie d'objectifs et à tenter de déterminer l'incidence d'un projet sur la réalisation des objectifs et à tenter de déterminer l'incidence d'un projet sur la réalisation des objectifs de développement du pays. Ce type d'étude consiste, pour l'essentiel, à retracer le cheminement des avantages afin de lier logiquement l'objectif immédiat d'un projet (cible) aux niveaux intermédiaires (objectifs sectoriels) et ultimes du développement (buts). La méthode permet non seulement de déterminer la contribution du projet aux buts du développement, mais également de préciser dans quelles conditions, comment, s'effectue cette contribution. 1, record 6, French, - approche%20par%20l%27incidence
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1981-10-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- goal displacement 1, record 7, English, goal%20displacement
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A situation in which an original goal is given a different place in the hierarchy or substituted for by some other goal for which the organization was created. 1, record 7, English, - goal%20displacement
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- déplacement d'objectifs 1, record 7, French, d%C3%A9placement%20d%27objectifs
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- substitution d'objectifs 2, record 7, French, substitution%20d%27objectifs
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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