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DISSIMILARITY [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dynamic time warping
1, record 1, English, dynamic%20time%20warping
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DTW 2, record 1, English, DTW
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A procedure using a dynamic programming algorithm that nonlinearly aligns the time scales of stored speech templates and test speech samples to be recognized. 2, record 1, English, - dynamic%20time%20warping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The nonlinear alignment is better than the linear alignment and provides a more realistic measure of dissimilarity between the patterns. 2, record 1, English, - dynamic%20time%20warping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dynamic time warping; DTW: designations and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission 3, record 1, English, - dynamic%20time%20warping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alignement temporel dynamique
1, record 1, French, alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- comparaison dynamique 1, record 1, French, comparaison%20dynamique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure utilisant un algorithme de programmation dynamique qui ajuste de façon non linéaire les échelles de temps des modèles de référence vocaux mémorisés et qui teste les échantillons de parole à reconnaître. 1, record 1, French, - alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un alignement non linéaire est meilleur qu'un alignement linéaire et offre une mesure plus réaliste des différences entre formes. 1, record 1, French, - alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
alignement temporel dynamique; comparaison dynamique : désignations et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale. 2, record 1, French, - alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- deformación dinámica del tiempo
1, record 1, Spanish, deformaci%C3%B3n%20din%C3%A1mica%20del%20tiempo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-05-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Bray-Curtis dissimilarity measure
1, record 2, English, Bray%2DCurtis%20dissimilarity%20measure
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Based on the Bray-Curtis dissimilarity measure, there were no significant differences in the composition of terrestrial invertebrate collections among redside dace status groups... 1, record 2, English, - Bray%2DCurtis%20dissimilarity%20measure
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mesure de dissimilitude de Bray-Curtis
1, record 2, French, mesure%20de%20dissimilitude%20de%20Bray%2DCurtis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Key term(s)
- mesure de dissimilarité de Bray-Curtis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - external organization data 2014-09-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dynamic time warping
1, record 3, English, dynamic%20time%20warping
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- DTW 1, record 3, English, DTW
correct, standardized
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
procedure using a dynamic programming algorithm that nonlinearly aligns the time scales of stored speech templates and test speech samples to be recognized 1, record 3, English, - dynamic%20time%20warping
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The nonlinear alignment is better than the linear alignment and provides a more realistic measure of dissimilarity between the patterns. 1, record 3, English, - dynamic%20time%20warping
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dynamic time warping; DTW: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-29:1999]. 2, record 3, English, - dynamic%20time%20warping
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- alignement temporel dynamique
1, record 3, French, alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- comparaison dynamique 1, record 3, French, comparaison%20dynamique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
procédure utilisant un algorithme de programmation dynamique qui ajuste de façon non linéaire les échelles de temps des modèles de référence vocaux mémorisés et qui teste les échantillons de parole à reconnaître 1, record 3, French, - alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un alignement non linéaire est meilleur qu'un alignement linéaire et offre une mesure plus réaliste des différences entre formes. 1, record 3, French, - alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
alignement temporel dynamique; comparaison dynamique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-29:1999]. 2, record 3, French, - alignement%20temporel%20dynamique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-06-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- gamma filter
1, record 4, English, gamma%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- gamma MAP filter 2, record 4, English, gamma%20MAP%20filter
correct, see observation
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A filter used] to remove random noise while preserving high frequency features (edges). 3, record 4, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Gamma filter performs gamma map filtering. Gamma filtering is primarily used on radar data to remove high frequency noise (speckle) while preserving high frequency features (edges). The Gamma Map filter was first proposed by Kuan. ... Lopes modified the Kuan Map filter by assuming a gamma distributed scene and setting up two thresholds. The gamma filter size ranges from 1 to 11. Different filter sizes will greatly affect the quality of processed images. If the filter is too small, the noise filtering algorithm is not effective. If the filter is too large, subtle details of the image will be lost in the filtering process. A 7x7 filter usually gives the best results. ... The GAMMA filter performs spatial filtering on each individual pixel in an image using the grey level values in a square window surrounding each pixel. The dimensions of the filter must be odd, and can be from 3x3 to 11x11 pixels. 2, record 4, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gamma Filter yields the best smoothing and despeckling. Moreover, it seems to keep the edges without blurring the minimum. Eight textures are applied, based on the cooccurrence matrix. These textures include mean, variance, homogeneity, contrast, dissimilarity, entropy, second moment, and correlation. 4, record 4, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term MAP stands for Maximum A Posteriori. 5, record 4, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gamma filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 4, English, - gamma%20filter
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Gamma-gaussian, gamma-beta, gamma-gamma MAP filter. 5, record 4, English, - gamma%20filter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- filtre gamma
1, record 4, French, filtre%20gamma
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filtre utilisé pour enlever les bruits aléatoires des images, tout en préservant les caractéristiques les plus pertinentes (bordures). 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20gamma
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour le lissage et le déchatoiement des images, ce filtre surclasse tous les autres filtres. 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20gamma
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
filtre gamma : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 4, French, - filtre%20gamma
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-03-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Animal Breeding
- Plant Breeding
- Biotechnology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- disassortative mating 1, record 5, English, disassortative%20mating
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- disassortive mating 2, record 5, English, disassortive%20mating
- negative assortive mating 2, record 5, English, negative%20assortive%20mating
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is mate choice depending on similarity(assortive mating) or dissimilarity(disassortive or negative assortive mating). 2, record 5, English, - disassortative%20mating
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Amélioration génétique des animaux
- Amélioration végétale
- Biotechnologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- appariement d'individus dissemblables
1, record 5, French, appariement%20d%27individus%20dissemblables
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- accouplement d'individus dissemblables 2, record 5, French, accouplement%20d%27individus%20dissemblables
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Mejoramiento genético de animales
- Mejora vegetal
- Biotecnología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- apareamiento de oposición
1, record 5, Spanish, apareamiento%20de%20oposici%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-07-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- differential cryptanalysis
1, record 6, English, differential%20cryptanalysis
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A recently developed cryptanalysis method(Shamir and Eli Biham, TIT-Israel), in which many pairs of plaintext messages with carefully chosen differences are encrypted to find a corresponding pair of ciphertexts that have a certain dissimilarity. When such a pair is found, it reveals information about the key. 1, record 6, English, - differential%20cryptanalysis
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- cryptanalyse différentielle
1, record 6, French, cryptanalyse%20diff%C3%A9rentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-03-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- occupational dissimilarity
1, record 7, English, occupational%20dissimilarity
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- disparité professionnelle
1, record 7, French, disparit%C3%A9%20professionnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-10-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- dissimilarity data 1, record 8, English, dissimilarity%20data
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Visualizing and structuring pairwise dissimilarity data are difficult combinatorial problems known as mutidimensional scaling or pairwise data clustering. 1, record 8, English, - dissimilarity%20data
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- données de dissimilarités
1, record 8, French, donn%C3%A9es%20de%20dissimilarit%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-07-16
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Surveys
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- dissimilarity index
1, record 9, English, dissimilarity%20index
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- index of dissimilarity 1, record 9, English, index%20of%20dissimilarity
correct
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- indice de dissimilitude
1, record 9, French, indice%20de%20dissimilitude
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1989-12-07
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- dissimilarity
1, record 10, English, dissimilarity
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- dissimilarité
1, record 10, French, dissimilarit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Critère de regroupement d'exemples en groupes distincts. Il sert à départager des groupes présentant la même similarité. 1, record 10, French, - dissimilarit%C3%A9
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1989-03-01
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- dissimilarity matrix
1, record 11, English, dissimilarity%20matrix
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- matrice de dissimilitude
1, record 11, French, matrice%20de%20dissimilitude
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
- matrice de dissemblance 1, record 11, French, matrice%20de%20dissemblance
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1989-02-17
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- dissimilarity criterion
1, record 12, English, dissimilarity%20criterion
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Criterion used in cluster analysis. 1, record 12, English, - dissimilarity%20criterion
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- critère de dissemblance
1, record 12, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20dissemblance
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- critère de dissimilitude 1, record 12, French, crit%C3%A8re%20de%20dissimilitude
correct, masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
- Marketing Research
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- numerical taxonomy 1, record 13, English, numerical%20taxonomy
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D. statistical technique whereby data are analyzed and assigned to groups so that there will be considerable similarities within groups and considerable dissimilarity among groups. 1, record 13, English, - numerical%20taxonomy
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
- Étude du marché
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- taxonomie numérique 1, record 13, French, taxonomie%20num%C3%A9rique
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- théorie du groupement 1, record 13, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20groupement
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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