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HEURISTIC DOMAIN [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heuristic domain
1, record 1, English, heuristic%20domain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- domaine heuristique
1, record 1, French, domaine%20heuristique
correct, masculine 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 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heuristic function
1, record 2, English, heuristic%20function
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- heuristic 2, record 2, English, heuristic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A heuristic function in artificial intelligence, also known as a heuristic, is an evaluation function used to estimate the cost or potential of reaching a goal state from a given state in a problem-solving domain. 2, record 2, English, - heuristic%20function
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fonction heuristique
1, record 2, French, fonction%20heuristique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une] fonction heuristique [est] une fonction qui estime la valeur d'un état. Par exemple, le coût restant pour atteindre un objectif à partir d'un état, dans une recherche. 2, record 2, French, - fonction%20heuristique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
- Training of Personnel
- Internet and Telematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heuristics
1, record 3, English, heuristics
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- heuristic knowledge 2, record 3, English, heuristic%20knowledge
correct
- strategic knowledge 3, record 3, English, strategic%20knowledge
correct
- judgmental knowledge 4, record 3, English, judgmental%20knowledge
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The knowledge underlying expertise; rules ... that usually achieve desired results but do not guarantee them. 5, record 3, English, - heuristics
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some computer aids for knowledge acquisition inductively infer strategic knowledge or heuristics from the observed performance of experts. 6, record 3, English, - heuristics
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If the student’s knowledge has complex structure and includes many misconceptions the system needs heuristic knowledge for finding out which correct conception should be replaced with a wrong one.... 7, record 3, English, - heuristics
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Heuristic knowledge specific to the domain... enables the building block to solve the given problem more efficiently and intelligently. 7, record 3, English, - heuristics
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "experiential knowledge". 6, record 3, English, - heuristics
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
- Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
- Internet et télématique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- connaissance heuristique
1, record 3, French, connaissance%20heuristique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- heuristiques 2, record 3, French, heuristiques
correct, masculine noun, plural
- connaissance stratégique 3, record 3, French, connaissance%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Connaissance telle que : «Si A et B sont observés, alors C est une hypothèse plausible mais certainement pas D» avec éventuellement un poids associé à chacune des conclusions. 4, record 3, French, - connaissance%20heuristique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Connaissances de bon sens, implicites, difficiles à verbaliser. Le savoir-comment de l'expert. 5, record 3, French, - connaissance%20heuristique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les heuristiques expriment les connaissances empiriques. 3, record 3, French, - connaissance%20heuristique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les connaissances stratégiques sont de trois types. Premièrement, les relations d'ordre sur les descripteurs et les procédures, c'est-à-dire toute préférence accordée à une procédure, un descripteur, ou un paramètre quelconque pour décrire le domaine. Le second type de connaissance stratégique est constitué par les connaissances relatives à la proximité, aux relations de voisinage et de distance entre les descripteurs ou entre les concepts. La troisième forme d'information stratégique est faite de l'absence de certaines informations, et de l'impossibilité où l'on se trouve à acquérir cette connaissance manquante. 6, record 3, French, - connaissance%20heuristique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Aplusix [...] est un logiciel d'enseignement [...] Ses objectifs sont [...] de renforcer les connaissances de base de l'élève [...] [et] d'apprendre à chercher en apportant des connaissances heuristiques. 7, record 3, French, - connaissance%20heuristique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- connaissances heuristiques
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Educación permanente
- Capacitación del personal
- Internet y telemática
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- heurística
1, record 3, Spanish, heur%C3%ADstica
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2024-01-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Data Banks and Databases
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- labelling function
1, record 4, English, labelling%20function
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- labeling function 2, record 4, English, labeling%20function
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A core component of the labelling process are a series of labelling functions, each representing a heuristic or noisy labelling strategy that allows users to add domain specific information into the dataset. 3, record 4, English, - labelling%20function
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Banques et bases de données
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fonction d'étiquetage
1, record 4, French, fonction%20d%27%C3%A9tiquetage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1997-02-13
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- analogical mapping
1, record 5, English, analogical%20mapping
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The identification of the relevant parts of the source to map to the appropriate parts of the target. 2, record 5, English, - analogical%20mapping
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We have replaced bottom-up matching with an approach based on analogical mapping. Such an approach uses a set of heuristics to delimit what is to be "imported" from a base to a target domain at a given time. One such heuristic involves mapping previously formed abstractions, such as those embodying causal and planning rules. 3, record 5, English, - analogical%20mapping
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mise en correspondance analogique
1, record 5, French, mise%20en%20correspondance%20analogique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- mappage analogique 2, record 5, French, mappage%20analogique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Apprentissage par analogie. L'objectif est de privilégier les caractéristiques qui ont le plus d'utilité et de chance d'être préservées ou transposables d'une analogie à l'autre. Les travaux de Gentner ont mis en évidence que les mises en correspondance de systèmes de relations sont nettement plus puissantes à cet égard. 1, record 5, French, - mise%20en%20correspondance%20analogique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-11-18
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- expertise
1, record 6, English, expertise
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The skill and knowledge possessed by some humans that result in performance far above the norm. Expertise often consists of massive amounts of information combined with rules-of-thumb, simplifications, rare facts, and wise procedures in such a way that one can analyze specific types of problems in an efficient manner. 2, record 6, English, - expertise
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The set of capabilities that underlies the high performance of human experts, including extensive domain knowledge, heuristic rules that simplify and improve approaches to problem-solving, metaknowledge and metacognition, and compiled forms of behavior that afford great economy in skilled performance. 3, record 6, English, - expertise
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- expertise
1, record 6, French, expertise
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compétence d'expert. 2, record 6, French, - expertise
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Propre à une personne, appelée expert, qui possède des habiletés et de la connaissance analytique dépassant la norme habituelle sur un domaine particulier. Un expert est capable de résoudre mieux et plus rapidement que quiconque un problème relatif à son domaine d'expertise. Il est aussi capable de détecter un nouveau problème de son domaine. 3, record 6, French, - expertise
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-11-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- heuristic search technique
1, record 7, English, heuristic%20search%20technique
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Graph searching method that uses heuristic knowledge about the domain to help focus the search. It operates by generating and testing intermediate states along potential solution paths. 1, record 7, English, - heuristic%20search%20technique
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- technique de recherche heuristique
1, record 7, French, technique%20de%20recherche%20heuristique
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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