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INHERITANCE HIERARCHY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- threaded tree
1, record 1, English, threaded%20tree
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tangled tree 2, record 1, English, tangled%20tree
correct
- tangled-objects tree 3, record 1, English, tangled%2Dobjects%20tree
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tree containing extra pointers to other nodes. 4, record 1, English, - threaded%20tree
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The career path also illustrates a new irregularity : trees of objects may be tangled. In other words, subordinate objects may be related to more than one higher-level. Tangled trees, like exceptions in an inheritance hierarchy, can be difficult to state unambiguously. 3, record 1, English, - threaded%20tree
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arbre touffu
1, record 1, French, arbre%20touffu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Arbre comportant des pointeurs supplémentaires entre les nœuds. 2, record 1, French, - arbre%20touffu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La recherche en faisceau est particulièrement efficace sur des arbres touffus. 3, record 1, French, - arbre%20touffu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gráficos de computadora
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- organigrama detallado
1, record 1, Spanish, organigrama%20detallado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- organigrama entrelazado 2, record 1, Spanish, organigrama%20entrelazado
masculine noun
- árbol entrelazado 2, record 1, Spanish, %C3%A1rbol%20entrelazado
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Árbol que contiene punteros adicionales para ayudar en la exploración del mismo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - organigrama%20detallado
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multiple inheritance
1, record 2, English, multiple%20inheritance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conceptual mechanism that allows a subclass to acquire attributes, notifications and behaviour from more than one supeclass. 2, record 2, English, - multiple%20inheritance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When we have more than one retrieval task in mind, with each task requiring a different organization of the hierarchy, this calls for multiple, overlapping, orthogonal groupings of properties, and is known as multiple inheritance. 3, record 2, English, - multiple%20inheritance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with tree-structured (simple inheritance) systems. 4, record 2, English, - multiple%20inheritance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- héritage multiple
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9ritage%20multiple
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mécanisme conceptuel qui permet à une sous-classe d'acquérir de plusieurs superclasses des attributs, des notifications, des opérations et un comportement. 2, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9ritage%20multiple
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inheritance hierarchy
1, record 3, English, inheritance%20hierarchy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- taxonomic hierarchy 2, record 3, English, taxonomic%20hierarchy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hierarchy where each class has at most one immediate superclass. 2, record 3, English, - inheritance%20hierarchy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When knowledge is represented in a hierarchy, the characteristics of superordinate objects are inherited by subordinate objects. Thus, if we determine that an auto loan is a type of loan then we know that the credit check procedures that apply to all loans apply to auto loans. 3, record 3, English, - inheritance%20hierarchy
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When abstractions organized by inclusion relations form a tree, the result is known as a taxonomic hierarchy or in Ai, an inheritance hierarchy. 2, record 3, English, - inheritance%20hierarchy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- hiérarchie d'héritage
1, record 3, French, hi%C3%A9rarchie%20d%27h%C3%A9ritage
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- hiérarchie par héritage de propriétés 2, record 3, French, hi%C3%A9rarchie%20par%20h%C3%A9ritage%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
proposal, feminine noun
- hiérarchie par héritage 2, record 3, French, hi%C3%A9rarchie%20par%20h%C3%A9ritage
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hiérarchie de propriétés transmises entre classes et sous-classes d'objets ou de concepts. 1, record 3, French, - hi%C3%A9rarchie%20d%27h%C3%A9ritage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Réseau conceptuel basé sur l'héritage, ou la transmission des propriétés des concepts plus généraux vers les concepts plus spécialisés. 2, record 3, French, - hi%C3%A9rarchie%20d%27h%C3%A9ritage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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