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HEURISTIC CLASSIFICATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-08-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- climb-tree heuristic
1, record 1, English, climb%2Dtree%20heuristic
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An heuristic used when something in an evolving model corresponds to a different thing in an example. MUST-BE-A links are routed to the most specific shared class in the classification tree above the model thing and the example thing. 1, record 1, English, - climb%2Dtree%20heuristic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- heuristique de remontée dans l'arbre
1, record 1, French, heuristique%20de%20remont%C3%A9e%20dans%20l%27arbre
correct
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 1986-10-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Document Classification (Library Science)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heuristic classification
1, record 2, English, heuristic%20classification
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In simple classification, the data may directly match the solution features or may match after being abstracted. In heuristic classification, solution features may also be matched heuristically. 2, record 2, English, - heuristic%20classification
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- classification heuristique
1, record 2, French, classification%20heuristique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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