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INCOMPLETE INDUCTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- incomplete induction
1, record 1, English, incomplete%20induction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Contrast with complete, or mathematical, induction. 2, record 1, English, - incomplete%20induction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- induction incomplète
1, record 1, French, induction%20incompl%C3%A8te
correct, feminine 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 2005-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lack-of-knowledge strategy
1, record 2, English, lack%2Dof%2Dknowledge%20strategy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lack-of-knowledge reasoning strategy 2, record 2, English, lack%2Dof%2Dknowledge%20reasoning%20strategy
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of inverse induction while making inferences from incomplete knowledge. It assumes a relatively even distribution of information access the database. 2, record 2, English, - lack%2Dof%2Dknowledge%20strategy
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the structure of SHCOLAR's semantic network(Carbonell 1970) there are already facilities to support the lack-of-knowledge strategy. The concept hierarchy can be used to collect objects similar to the original one : they must be its siblings with respect to a common superordinate. The depth of knowledge can be measured by the numerical relevance tags associated with information. For example, if oil is not on the list of Uruguay's products, this does not necessarily imply that Uruguay does not produce oil at all since the database may be incomplete. Furthermore, there is no list of goods that a country does not produce. But, if oil is mentioned for another country say Venezuela-with a relevance-tag value at which something else is known for Uruguay, this is an induction that oil is not produced in Uruguay. 2, record 2, English, - lack%2Dof%2Dknowledge%20strategy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stratégie compensatrice des lacunes
1, record 2, French, strat%C3%A9gie%20compensatrice%20des%20lacunes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- stratégie guidée par les lacunes 1, record 2, French, strat%C3%A9gie%20guid%C3%A9e%20par%20les%20lacunes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Educación permanente
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- estrategia para cubrir lagunas de conocimiento
1, record 2, Spanish, estrategia%20para%20cubrir%20lagunas%20de%20conocimiento
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- estrategia para subsanar vacios de conocimiento 1, record 2, Spanish, estrategia%20para%20subsanar%20vacios%20de%20conocimiento
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inverse induction
1, record 3, English, inverse%20induction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In making inference from incomplete knowledge, one can also use a form of inverse induction that Carbonell and Collins call the lack-of-knowledge strategy. 1, record 3, English, - inverse%20induction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- induction inverse
1, record 3, French, induction%20inverse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Induction : opération mentale qui consiste à remonter des faits à la loi, de cas données (propositions inductrices) le plus souvent singuliers ou spéciaux, à une proposition plus générale. 2, record 3, French, - induction%20inverse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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