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PROOF THEORY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- theorem prover
1, record 1, English, theorem%20prover
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prover 2, record 1, English, prover
correct
- automatic theorem prover 3, record 1, English, automatic%20theorem%20prover
correct
- theorem proving program 4, record 1, English, theorem%20proving%20program
correct
- proof-finding program 4, record 1, English, proof%2Dfinding%20program
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programs that have proved theorems. 4, record 1, English, - theorem%20prover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The exploration of the search space(i. e. the proof model) is managed by a theorem prover... Starting from the data representing the problem hypotheses, the prover produces... all the facts that can be deduced from the theory. 5, record 1, English, - theorem%20prover
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The counterexample found above was found by a heuristic filter to the theorem prover called the conjecture disprover. 6, record 1, English, - theorem%20prover
Record 1, Key term(s)
- theorem proving programme
- proof-finding programme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- démonstrateur de théorème
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9monstrateur%20de%20th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- démonstrateur automatique de théorèmes 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9monstrateur%20automatique%20de%20th%C3%A9or%C3%A8mes
correct, masculine noun
- démonstrateur 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9monstrateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Programme de démonstration de clauses logiques. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9monstrateur%20de%20th%C3%A9or%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- explanation
1, record 2, English, explanation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- proof 1, record 2, English, proof
correct
- solution correctness 1, record 2, English, solution%20correctness
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The analytic approach involves a two-step process. First, one uses the domain theory to construct an explanation("explanation" is really used to mean "proof" of correctness of a specific solution to a problem given the axioms of the domain theory) that proves that the training example is a positive instance of the goal concept. 1, record 2, English, - explanation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- explication
1, record 2, French, explication
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Une des généralisations possibles de la trace d'une preuve formelle. 2, record 2, French, - explication
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apprentissage analytique par explication. L'apprentissage s'effectue en deux étapes : (i) on élabore une explication justifiant en quoi l'exemple est une instance du concept faisant l'objet de l'apprentissage, en exploitant les connaissances du domaine disponibles. 3, record 2, French, - explication
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-10-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- domain theory
1, record 3, English, domain%20theory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Default if-then rules (axioms) and action operators which represent what is typically true in a real-world domain. 2, record 3, English, - domain%20theory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The analytic approach... involves a two-step process. First, one uses the domain theory to construct an explanation.... The second step involves... finding the most general version of the existing proof consistent with the domain theory. 3, record 3, English, - domain%20theory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- théorie du domaine
1, record 3, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20domaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apprentissage est ici analytique, puisqu'il repose largement sur une théorie du domaine. 1, record 3, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20du%20domaine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-11-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- logical implication
1, record 4, English, logical%20implication
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- logical entailment 2, record 4, English, logical%20entailment
correct
- entailment 3, record 4, English, entailment
correct
- logical consequence 4, record 4, English, logical%20consequence
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Strict, logical, or analytical implication (as between two statements so that one can be deduced from the other on purely logical grounds). 5, record 4, English, - logical%20implication
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Situation semantics claims that efficiency undermines the standard notions of logical form, entailment, and proof theory, and objects to the view that mental processes necessarily involve internal representations. 6, record 4, English, - logical%20implication
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- implication logique
1, record 4, French, implication%20logique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- conséquence logique 2, record 4, French, cons%C3%A9quence%20logique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relation logique consistant en ce qu'une chose en implique une autre. En logique mathématique : implication d'une proposition B par une proposition A, proposition qui n'est fausse que si A est vraie et B est fausse. 3, record 4, French, - implication%20logique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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