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HYPOTHESIS PREFERENCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inductive bias
1, record 1, English, inductive%20bias
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- induction bias 2, record 1, English, induction%20bias
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An a priori assumption or information that a learning algorithm uses to predict the output of an input it has never encountered. 3, record 1, English, - inductive%20bias
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Informally, an inductive bias can be defined as the preference of a model for one hypothesis that is consistent with the training data over another. Inductive biases encourage the model towards this hypothesis, including extra information about the problem in the model itself, rather than in the training data. 4, record 1, English, - inductive%20bias
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biais inductif
1, record 1, French, biais%20inductif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- biais d'induction 2, record 1, French, biais%20d%27induction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hypothèse ou information a priori qu'un algorithme d'apprentissage utilise pour prédire la sortie d'une donnée d'entrée qu'il n'a jamais rencontrée. 3, record 1, French, - biais%20inductif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- preference criterion
1, record 2, English, preference%20criterion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The problem then arises of choosing the most desirable inductive assertion(s). In making such a choice, one must take into consideration the aspects of the particular inductive learning problem; therefore the definition of a "preference criterion" for selecting a hypothesis is part of the problem background knowledge. 1, record 2, English, - preference%20criterion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Also applied to the classification of entities in programming. 2, record 2, English, - preference%20criterion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- critère de préférence
1, record 2, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) ensemble des propriétés caractérisant les généralisations intéressantes vis à vis de l'application considérée (...). 2, record 2, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) pour restreindre l'espace des généralisations possibles (...) certains ont également proposé des critères de préférence basés sur des mesures d'utilité d'efficacité. 3, record 2, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20de%20pr%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-05-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- initial hypothesis space
1, record 3, English, initial%20hypothesis%20space
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To make the search computationally tractable, DEBUGGY assumes that the simple bugs that interact to form multiple ones can also be detected individually. This means that there exists at least one problem in which either the simple bugs appear in isolation or the complex bug is consistent with their individual manifestations. On this assumption, the generate-and-test method is first used to construct an initial hypothesis space. Every primitive bug is tested, plus a few very common combinations, and only those for which there is evidence in the data are kept. The initial hypothesis space is further reduced by eliminations of certain overlaps in coverage, with preference for multiple over single evidence. Next, the bugs in this initial hypothesis space are combined, and every combination that explains more than its parts is retained in the set of hypotheses. 1, record 3, English, - initial%20hypothesis%20space
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- espace d'hypothèse initiale
1, record 3, French, espace%20d%27hypoth%C3%A8se%20initiale
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir espace de recherche, hypothèse initiale. 1, record 3, French, - espace%20d%27hypoth%C3%A8se%20initiale
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Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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