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METRIC ACCURACY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- word accuracy
1, record 1, English, word%20accuracy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- WAcc 2, record 1, English, WAcc
correct
- WA 3, record 1, English, WA
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Performance metrics were word accuracy(WAcc) and simple word overlap(SWO). WAcc is the complement of the standard ASR [Automatic Speech Recognition] metric of word error rate(WER).(WAcc=1-WER). 2, record 1, English, - word%20accuracy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The most commonly used measure for speech recognisers is word accuracy (WA). 3, record 1, English, - word%20accuracy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
word accuracy; WAcc; WA: designations validated by Canadian subject-field experts from Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University and Microsoft Canada. 4, record 1, English, - word%20accuracy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exactitude des mots
1, record 1, French, exactitude%20des%20mots
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le nombre de mots [...] déterminés correctement, le nombre de substitutions, [...] le nombre d'insertions [...] et le nombre de suppressions [...] peuvent être reliés au nombre total de mots dans la [transcription de] référence, [...] ce qui donne deux autres mesures de la qualité de reconnaissance, à savoir le taux d'erreurs sur les mots (WER, word error rate) et l'exactitude des mots (WA, word accuracy) [...] 1, record 1, French, - exactitude%20des%20mots
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
exactitude des mots : désignation validée par des spécialistes canadiens de l'Université Concordia, de l'Université Dalhousie, de l'Université Laval et de Microsoft Canada. 2, record 1, French, - exactitude%20des%20mots
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de reconocimiento de palabras
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20reconocimiento%20de%20palabras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tasa de acierto de palabras 2, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20acierto%20de%20palabras
correct, feminine noun
- tasa de acierto de palabra 3, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20acierto%20de%20palabra
correct, feminine noun
- TAP 3, record 1, Spanish, TAP
correct, feminine noun
- TAP 3, record 1, Spanish, TAP
- exactitud de palabras 4, record 1, Spanish, exactitud%20de%20palabras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Con el fin de aumentar la precisión del reconocimiento del habla, se pretende prestar especial atención a la mejora del modelo de lenguaje (español y portugués). [...] Al final de cada fase se obtendrá la tasa de reconocimiento de palabras y se analizarán los resultados con el objetivo de detectar las principales causas de errores de reconocimiento de palabras, así como para medir el desempeño de nuestro sistema en diferentes especialidades. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20reconocimiento%20de%20palabras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] en el caso de los sistemas de reconocimiento, las diferencias entre distintas voces tienen efectos negativos en la tasa de aciertos. En la figura se ilustra este hecho y se muestran las distintas tasas de error de palabra (TEP) y de acierto de palabra (TAP), para diez locutores distintos, del reconocedor del sistema conversacional ATOS. 3, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20reconocimiento%20de%20palabras
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- high resolution satellite
1, record 2, English, high%20resolution%20satellite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- HIRES satellite 2, record 2, English, HIRES%20satellite
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since the first commercial high resolution satellite was launched in late 1999, the potential of metric accuracy has been widely demonstrated. The first imagery acquired by the Ikonos II satellite(1m pan resolution and 4m XS resolution) opened a way in the imaging system technologies followed by other sensors like SPOTS(spatial resolution of 2, 5 m) EROS(minimal Ground Sample Distance of 1, 8 m), QuickBird II(spatial resolution at nadir of 0, 61 cm). 3, record 2, English, - high%20resolution%20satellite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- satellite à haute résolution
1, record 2, French, satellite%20%C3%A0%20haute%20r%C3%A9solution
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- satellite équipé de caméras à résolution élevée 2, record 2, French, satellite%20%C3%A9quip%C3%A9%20de%20cam%C3%A9ras%20%C3%A0%20r%C3%A9solution%20%C3%A9lev%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
IKONOS est le premier satellite haute résolution d'un mètre à transmettre des images commerciales de la Terre. [...] Le satellite de 730 kg est situé en orbite haute à une altitude de 705 km et tourne à une vitesse de 6,6 kilomètres par seconde. Ces images ont eu une influence positive sur la vie des gens, les entreprises et les gouvernements du monde entier, en effet, elles se sont révélé non seulement d'une aide précieuse en urbanisme, en agriculture, en cartographie, en sécurité nationale, en assurances et gestion des risques en télécommunications, mais elles ont aussi favorisé la prise de mesures adéquates en cas de catastrophes. [...] Auparavant, les satellites à haute résolution étaient exclusivement réservés au domaine de la défense; or IKONOS a ouvert la porte à nombre de nouvelles applications commerciales. 3, record 2, French, - satellite%20%C3%A0%20haute%20r%C3%A9solution
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- steel rule
1, record 3, English, steel%20rule
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- steel rule 1, record 3, English, steel%20rule
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Metric steel rules, usually graduated in millimetre and half millimetre are used for making linear metric measurements which do not require great accuracy. 1, record 3, English, - steel%20rule
Record 3, Key term(s)
- rule
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- règle graduée
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20gradu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ruban d'acier flexible rectiligne à plat ou règle très rigide servant à effectuer une mesure directe. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20gradu%C3%A9e
Record 3, Key term(s)
- réglet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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