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HEURISTIC SPACE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cut-off
1, record 1, English, cut%2Doff
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pruning 2, record 1, English, pruning
correct, standardized
- tree cutoff 3, record 1, English, tree%20cutoff
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In expert systems, this refers to the process whereby one or more branches of a decision tree are "cut off" or ignored. In effect, when an expert system consultation is underway, heuristic rules reduce the search space by determining that certain branches(or subsets of rules) can be ignored. 4, record 1, English, - cut%2Doff
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pruning, cut-off: terms standardized by ISO and CSA. 5, record 1, English, - cut%2Doff
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cutoff
- tree cut-off
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- élagage
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9lagage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- procédure de coupe d'arbres 2, record 1, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20de%20coupe%20d%27arbres
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédure d'optimisation en résolution de problèmes. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lagage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Élimination de sommets et de leurs successeurs selon des techniques telles alpha-bêta, minimaux et négamax, lorsqu'ils ne passent pas le test d'acceptabilité. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lagage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
élagage alpha-bêta, élagage heuristique. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lagage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
élagage : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9lagage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concept version space
1, record 2, English, concept%20version%20space
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- candidate hypothesis space 2, record 2, English, candidate%20hypothesis%20space
correct
- version space 1, record 2, English, version%20space
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The set of alternative candidate concept descriptions that are consistent with the training data, knowledge, and assumptions of the concept learner. This set defines a partially learned concept and can be represented in terms of its maximally general and maximally specific members. 1, record 2, English, - concept%20version%20space
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For each partially-learned heuristic, we refer to the set of all plausible descriptions of the heuristic as the version space of the partially-learned heuristic, relative to the observed instances and the language in which heuristics are described. 1, record 2, English, - concept%20version%20space
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Any version space can be represented compactly by storing only its maximally-specific and maximally-general elements. 1, record 2, English, - concept%20version%20space
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- espace de versions
1, record 2, French, espace%20de%20versions
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des descriptions de concept compatibles avec les données, connaissances ou présuppositions disponibles. 2, record 2, French, - espace%20de%20versions
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On définit l'espace de versions pour un ensemble d'instances E comme étant l'ensemble de toutes les descriptions admissibles pour E. Chaque élément de cet ensemble représente une version du concept recherché. 3, record 2, French, - espace%20de%20versions
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le contour inférieur d'un espace de versions bien formé V est l'ensemble de ses descriptions minimales; son contour supérieur est l'ensemble de ses descriptions maximales. 3, record 2, French, - espace%20de%20versions
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- plausible description
1, record 3, English, plausible%20description
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A description ... (that) applies to all the known positive instances associated with the heuristic, but to none of the negative instances. 1, record 3, English, - plausible%20description
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... for each partially-learned heuristic, we refer to the set of all plausible descriptions of the heuristic as the version space.... 1, record 3, English, - plausible%20description
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- description admissible
1, record 3, French, description%20admissible
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On définit l'espace de versions pour un ensemble d'instances E comme étant l'ensemble de toutes les descriptions admissibles pour E. 2, record 3, French, - description%20admissible
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une description acceptable est admissible pour E si et seulement si elle est à la fois caractéristique et discriminante pour E. 1, record 3, French, - description%20admissible
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-10-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- heuristic space
1, record 4, English, heuristic%20space
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tasks are to be posed as heuristic spaces to be searched. This is also called the problem-space representation. 1, record 4, English, - heuristic%20space
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- espace heuristique
1, record 4, French, espace%20heuristique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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