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INHERITANCE REASONING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-04-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- normative inference
1, record 1, English, normative%20inference
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inference from statements that are usually true(normative statements), or that can be assumed to be true in the absence of contrary information. Inheritance systems are efficient at producing normative inferences, but inheritance reasoning is not necessarily normative reasoning. Inheritance can at best crudely approximate normative reasoning. 1, record 1, English, - normative%20inference
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with non-normative inference. 2, record 1, English, - normative%20inference
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- inférence normative
1, record 1, French, inf%C3%A9rence%20normative
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inheritance reasoner
1, record 2, English, inheritance%20reasoner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an inheritance reasoning system 1, record 2, English, - inheritance%20reasoner
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Inheritance reasoners were fast because they used a simple path length ordering to deal with exceptions. 1, record 2, English, - inheritance%20reasoner
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- raisonneur par héritage de propriétés
1, record 2, French, raisonneur%20par%20h%C3%A9ritage%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voir raisonneur et héritage. Voir aussi raisonnement par héritage de propriétés. 1, record 2, French, - raisonneur%20par%20h%C3%A9ritage%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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