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HIERARCHICAL CONCEPT [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hierarchical relation
1, record 1, English, hierarchical%20relation
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hierarchical concept relation 1, record 1, English, hierarchical%20concept%20relation
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A generic relation or partitive relation. 1, record 1, English, - hierarchical%20relation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hierarchical relation; hierarchical concept relation : designations standardized by the International Organization for Standardization. 2, record 1, English, - hierarchical%20relation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- relation hiérarchique
1, record 1, French, relation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- relation hiérarchique entre concepts 1, record 1, French, relation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique%20entre%20concepts
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relation générique ou relation partitive. 1, record 1, French, - relation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
relation hiérarchique; relation hiérarchique entre concepts : désignations normalisées par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation. 2, record 1, French, - relation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación jerárquica
1, record 1, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20jer%C3%A1rquica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relación entre conceptos en la que una noción superordenada se divide en nociones subordinadas para formar así uno o varios niveles conceptuales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20jer%C3%A1rquica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hierarchical representation
1, record 2, English, hierarchical%20representation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hierarchic representation 2, record 2, English, hierarchic%20representation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the context of data science and artificial intelligence, hierarchical representations are often used in machine learning algorithms, where data is organized into a hierarchy of features or concepts, with each level of the hierarchy representing a more abstract or complex concept. 3, record 2, English, - hierarchical%20representation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- représentation hiérarchique
1, record 2, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans une représentation hiérarchique, les connaissances sont ordonnées grâce à une relation d'ordre partiel qui n'est pas forcément la relation d'héritage; l'accent est mis sur l'arrangement des objets en une hiérarchie qui reflète les régularités et les relations de généralité qui existent entre les objets. 2, record 2, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20hi%C3%A9rarchique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-12-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- partitive relation
1, record 3, English, partitive%20relation
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- partitive relationship 1, record 3, English, partitive%20relationship
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hierarchical relationship in which the superordinate concept refers to an object as a whole and the subordinate concepts to parts of it. [Definition standardized by ISO. ] 1, record 3, English, - partitive%20relation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
partitive relation: term standardized by ISO. 2, record 3, English, - partitive%20relation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- relation partitive
1, record 3, French, relation%20partitive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relation hiérarchique établie entre un concept superordonné qui représente un tout, et des concepts subordonnés qui représentent ses parties. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 3, French, - relation%20partitive
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
relation partitive : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 2, record 3, French, - relation%20partitive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación partitiva
1, record 3, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20partitiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- relación parte-todo 1, record 3, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20parte%2Dtodo
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relación jerárquica entre un concepto superordenado que representa un todo y los conceptos subordinados que representan sus partes. 1, record 3, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20partitiva
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- superordinate concept
1, record 4, English, superordinate%20concept
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- broader concept 2, record 4, English, broader%20concept
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concept in a hierarchical system whose semantic features are inherited by those concepts that are subordinate to it. 2, record 4, English, - superordinate%20concept
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
superordinate concept: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 4, English, - superordinate%20concept
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- concept superordonné
1, record 4, French, concept%20superordonn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- notion superordonnée 2, record 4, French, notion%20superordonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Notion qui, dans un système hiérarchique, peut être subdivisée en un certain nombre de notions de niveau inférieur. 3, record 4, French, - concept%20superordonn%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
notion superordonnée : terme normalisé par l'ISO 3, record 4, French, - concept%20superordonn%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- concepto superordinado
1, record 4, Spanish, concepto%20superordinado
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concepto en un sistema jerárquico que puede ser subdividido en cierto número de conceptos de nivel inferior. 1, record 4, Spanish, - concepto%20superordinado
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-04-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- subordinate concept
1, record 5, English, subordinate%20concept
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- narrower concept 2, record 5, English, narrower%20concept
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A concept in a hierarchical system which can be grouped together with at least one more concept of the same level to form a higher ranking concept. 3, record 5, English, - subordinate%20concept
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subordinate concept: term standardized by ISO. 3, record 5, English, - subordinate%20concept
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- concept subordonné
1, record 5, French, concept%20subordonn%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- notion subordonnée 2, record 5, French, notion%20subordonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concept hiérarchiquement dérivé d'un autre dans une relation générique ou bien partitive. 3, record 5, French, - concept%20subordonn%C3%A9
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
notion subordonnée: terme normalisé par l’ISO. 4, record 5, French, - concept%20subordonn%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- concepto subordinado
1, record 5, Spanish, concepto%20subordinado
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concepto en un sistema jerárquico el cual puede ser agrupado junto con al menos un concepto más del mismo nivel para formar un concepto de nivel superior. 1, record 5, Spanish, - concepto%20subordinado
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-04-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- generic relationship
1, record 6, English, generic%20relationship
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- genus-species relationship 1, record 6, English, genus%2Dspecies%20relationship
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hierarchical relationship between a general concept and a series of subordinate concepts that inherit its properties(or semantic features) but which are distinguished from one another by at least one distinctive characteristic. 1, record 6, English, - generic%20relationship
Record 6, Key term(s)
- hyperonymy
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- relation générique
1, record 6, French, relation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- relation genre-espèce 2, record 6, French, relation%20genre%2Desp%C3%A8ce
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relation hiérarchique établie entre un concept général et une série de concepts au niveau d'abstraction inférieur qui en héritent les propriétés tout en se distinguant entre eux par des propriétés spécifiques. 1, record 6, French, - relation%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rique
Record 6, Key term(s)
- hyperonymie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lexicología, lexicografía y terminología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación genérica
1, record 6, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9rica
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- relación de hiponimia 1, record 6, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20de%20hiponimia
correct, feminine noun
- relación genérico-específica 1, record 6, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9rico%2Despec%C3%ADfica
correct, feminine noun
- relación género-especie 1, record 6, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20g%C3%A9nero%2Despecie
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relación jerárquica entre un concepto genérico superordenado y una serie de conceptos específicos subordinados que heredan todas sus propiedades pero poseen por lo menos un atributo suplementario y distintivo que es lo que permite diferenciarlos entre sí al mismo nivel de abstracción. 1, record 6, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20gen%C3%A9rica
Record 7 - internal organization data 2008-07-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- co-ordinate concept
1, record 7, English, co%2Dordinate%20concept
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concept in a hierarchical system which ranks at the same level as one or more other concepts. 1, record 7, English, - co%2Dordinate%20concept
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
co-ordinate concept: term standardized by the International Organization for Standardization. 1, record 7, English, - co%2Dordinate%20concept
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- notion coordonnée
1, record 7, French, notion%20coordonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Notion qui, dans un système hiérarchique, se situe au même niveau qu'une ou plusieurs autres notions. 1, record 7, French, - notion%20coordonn%C3%A9e
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
notion coordonnée : terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation. 2, record 7, French, - notion%20coordonn%C3%A9e
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2006-03-28
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Data Banks and Databases
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- image retrieval in medical applications
1, record 8, English, image%20retrieval%20in%20medical%20applications
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
- IRMA 1, record 8, English, IRMA
correct
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
IRMA (Image Retrieval in Medical Applications) is a cooperative project of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, the Department of Medical Informatics, Division of Medical Image Processing and the Chair of Computer Science VI at the Aachen University of Technology (RWTH Aachen). Aim of the project is the development and implementation of high-level methods for content-based image retrieval with prototypical application to medico-diagnostic tasks on a radiologic image archive. 2, record 8, English, - image%20retrieval%20in%20medical%20applications
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The concept for content-based image retrieval in medical applications(IRMA) is based on the separation of the following processing steps : categorization of the entire image; registration with respect to prototypes; extraction and query-dependent selection of local features; hierarchical blob representation including object identification; and finally, image retrieval. 3, record 8, English, - image%20retrieval%20in%20medical%20applications
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Banques et bases de données
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- recherche d'images applicable au domaine médical
1, record 8, French, recherche%20d%27images%20applicable%20au%20domaine%20m%C3%A9dical
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Indexation et recherche d'images médicales. Ce projet consiste à concevoir un système de recherche d'images applicable au domaine médical afin de permettre aux médecins d'accéder aux images d'un patient selon leur contexte ou leur sémantique. Ce travail nécessite, au préalable, d'élaborer un modèle de données qui étend le dossier médical d'un patient aux images qu'il peut contenir (radiographie, électrocardiogramme, échographie, ...). Ce modèle tient compte de la sémantique des images qui traduisent des pathologies. 1, record 8, French, - recherche%20d%27images%20applicable%20au%20domaine%20m%C3%A9dical
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-03-20
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Computer Memories
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- memory hierarchy
1, record 9, English, memory%20hierarchy
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- storage hierarchy 2, record 9, English, storage%20hierarchy
correct
- hierarchical memory 3, record 9, English, hierarchical%20memory
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The structure of a set of storage locations with differing sizes and speeds, used selectively because of their different cost-performance ratios. 4, record 9, English, - memory%20hierarchy
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Virtual memory and memory hierarchies. A concept related to virtual memory is that of hierarchical memory. This means that there is a hierarchy of memory types ranging from "large and slow" to "small and fast". 3, record 9, English, - memory%20hierarchy
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Mémoires (Informatique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- hiérarchie des mémoires
1, record 9, French, hi%C3%A9rarchie%20des%20m%C3%A9moires
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- hiérarchisation des mémoires 2, record 9, French, hi%C3%A9rarchisation%20des%20m%C3%A9moires
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chercher à concilier dans un seul matériel ces deux qualités, conduirait à un coût énorme, et l'on sait que la solution est d'associer plusieurs mémoires de caractéristiques différentes, en hiérarchisant leurs fonctions: à un bout, la petite mémoire ultra-rapide qui échange des informations avec l'unité logique, à l'autre la grosse mémoire réservoir de faible prix par bit et des intermédiaires dont le nombre varie avec le raffinement du système. C'est ce que l'on appelle souvent la hiérarchie des mémoires [...] 1, record 9, French, - hi%C3%A9rarchie%20des%20m%C3%A9moires
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Memorias (Computadoras)
Record 9, Main entry term, Spanish
- jerarquía de almacenamiento
1, record 9, Spanish, jerarqu%C3%ADa%20de%20almacenamiento
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 9, Synonyms, Spanish
- jerarquía de memoria 1, record 9, Spanish, jerarqu%C3%ADa%20de%20memoria
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ordenamiento en que los datos se pueden almacenar en varias clases de dispositivos de almacenamiento que poseen características diferentes, por ejemplo, la capacidad y la velocidad de acceso. 2, record 9, Spanish, - jerarqu%C3%ADa%20de%20almacenamiento
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