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INITIAL GOAL [30 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

C'est la forme positive d'une question initiale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A goal that must be achieved to achieve the original goal.

DEF

One step on the road from the initial position to the goal.

CONT

Knowledge structures for goals and plans ... READ NEWSPAPER is a standard plan for change - knowledge, a subgoal Frank may have in the service of his larger CHANGE-PROXIMITY goal.

CONT

Dialogue goals are represented in a hierarchy of subgoals, which are disjunctive in either the exclusive or non-exclusive sense.

CONT

... the expertise of the MYCIN program is expressed by a few hundred production rules, each of which consists of a set of preconditions and a conclusion, such that the conclusion (or goal) is justified if the preconditions (or subgoals) are all true.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

But subalterne ou partiel qu'il faut atteindre avant d'arriver au but final.

CONT

Si je considère le problème d'aller de chez moi (Paris) à Montpellier, je cherche un opérateur qui réduise la différence entre «être chez moi» et «être à Montpellier»; la différence concerne le lieu et un moyen de la réduire est de prendre l'avion ou le train, mais ni le train ni l'avion ne partent de chez moi (Paris) mais de la gare ou de l'aéroport (Orly), d'où un nouveau sous-but «aller à l'aéroport» («ou à la gare») que je vais essayer de satisfaire, etc [...]

CONT

La réponse à la question «De quels bibliothécaires Henri est-il le patron?» est calculée en satisfaisant successivement les deux parties (buts partiels ou sous-buts) de la conjonction.

CONT

Sous-buts interférents.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Water Pollution
  • Fish
OBS

Commencing with its initial goal of conserving and developing the Exploits River, ERMA now successfully acts as a considerable employer in the area, operating the Salmonid Interpretation Center, Rivers Edge Grill Sanger Memorial RV Park and performing fresh water biology services.

OBS

The Exploits River Management Association was renamed the Environment Resources Management Association [in 1983].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Poissons

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
CONT

A key derivation function(KDF) is a basic and essential component of cryptographic systems : its goal is to take a source of initial keying material, usually containing some good amount of randomness, but not distributed uniformly or for which an attacker has some partial knowledge, and derive from it one or more cryptographically strong secret keys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Each goal in the initial hierarchy has a height. The lowest terminal nodes are at height 0. Their parents are at height 1, and so on up the tree. The height of the root node is the height of the tree, which we call H.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Mesure des niveaux d'un graphe ou d'une hiérarchie à partir des feuilles-nœuds terminaux jusqu'à la racine ou tête, c'est-à-dire dans un sens contraire à celui de la profondeur.

Spanish

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Record 6 2017-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Training
OBS

The CAF [Canadian Armed Forces] has established a goal to have all officers, with the exception of those commissioned from the ranks, hold a university degree. In support of this goal, the CAF has established a programme to provide subsidized education to eligible officers in pursuit of their initial baccalaureate degree.

Key term(s)
  • Initial Baccalaureate Degree Program

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
OBS

Un des objectifs des FAC [Forces armées canadiennes] est que tous les officiers, à l'exception des militaires du rang, détiennent un diplôme universitaire. À l'appui de cet objectif, les FAC ont établi un programme qui permet aux officiers admissibles de poursuivre des études subventionnées pour obtenir leur premier baccalauréat.

Spanish

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Record 7 2014-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • The Mouth
  • Dentistry
CONT

The Children's Oral Health Initiative(COHI) was developed as a means to address the disparity between the oral health of First Nations and Inuit and that of the general Canadian population. COHI was launched on a test basis in Fall 2004. COHI focuses on the prevention of dental disease and promotion of good oral health practices. The goal of COHI is to shift the emphasis from a primarily treatment based approach to a more balanced prevention and treatment focus. The initial focus for oral health promotion will be directed at three target groups : pregnant women and primary caregivers; pre-school children, 0-4 years of age; and school children, 5-7 years of age. Health Canada expects that the COHI, once fully implemented in subsequent years, will result in significant improvement of the oral health in First Nations and Inuit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Cavité buccale
  • Dentisterie
CONT

L'Initiative en santé buccodentaire des enfants (ISBE) a été élaborée pour combler l'écart qui existe en matière de santé buccodentaire entre les collectivités des Premières nations et des Inuits et l'ensemble de la population canadienne. L'ISBE a été lancée à l'automne 2004 à titre d'essai. L'ISBE est essentiellement axé sur sur la prévention des maladies buccodentaires et la promotion de bonnes habitudes d'hygiène buccodentaire. L'ISBE, se concentre sur un programme plus équilibré de prévention et de traitement préventif plutôt que sur le traitement primaire même. La promotion de la santé buccodentaire s'adressera initialement aux trois groupes cibles suivants : les femmes enceintes et les principaux pourvoyeurs de soins; les enfants en âge préscolaire de 0 à 4 ans; les enfants en âge scolaire de 5 à 7 ans. Santé Canada prévoit une amélioration importante de la santé buccodentaire des Premières nations et des Inuits une fois la mise en œuvre de l'ISBE.

Spanish

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Record 8 - external organization data 2014-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
28.01.12 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

determination of a sequence of operations or actions that may lead to a desired goal

OBS

Frequently, problem solving is a process in which one starts from an initial state and proceeds to search through a problem space in order to find the desired goal. Successful problem solving depends upon knowing the initial state, what an acceptable outcome would be, given a desired goal, and the elements or operations that define the problem space.

OBS

problem solving: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
28.01.12 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

détermination d'une séquence d'opérations ou d'actions censée mener au but recherché

OBS

La résolution d'un problème débute souvent à l'état initial d'un espace de problème et traverse les autres états à la recherche du but désiré. Le succès dépend de la connaissance de l'état initial, de ce qu'on considère comme le résultat acceptable par rapport au but recherché, et des éléments ou opérations définissant l'espace de problème.

OBS

résolution de problème : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

Spanish

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Record 9 - external organization data 2014-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
28.03.11 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

in problem solving, set of possible steps leading from initial states to goal states

OBS

search space: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
28.03.11 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

en résolution de problème, ensemble des étapes possibles entre les états initiaux et les états buts

OBS

espace de recherche : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995].

Spanish

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Record 10 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
DEF

An image-processing system, developed by General Motors in 1963, whose initial goal was the development of a combination of computer hardware and software which(a) would permit "conversational" man-machine communication and(b) would provide a maximum programming flexibility and ease of use for experimentation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)

Spanish

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Record 11 2011-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

The process of starting in some initial state and attempting to reach a goal state by evaluating possible alternative solutions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Dans une représentation par graphe, balayage d'une base de règles ou exploration plus ou moins systématique de l'espace d'états dont l'orientation et l'ampleur sont habituellement déterminées par une stratégie exprimée sous forme algorithmique.

CONT

recherche A[astérisque], recherche alpha-bêta, recherche exhaustive, recherche informée, recherche par graphe, recherche quasi-systématique

Spanish

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Record 12 2006-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Curling
OBS

In 1974, the CCA opened a new branch, Curl Canada, to develop a national teaching program. The goal of Curl Canada instructor courses and clinics was to train instructors to teach standardized curling skills and techniques. The initial concept has grown since then to also include coaching certification, ice technicians and club management.

OBS

Since the inception of CURL CANADA in 1974, the New Brunswick Curling Association [has] endorsed and promoted [its] training programs. ... These programs were developed by the Curl Canada arm of the Canadian Curling Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Curling
OBS

Direction ou division de l'Association canadienne de curling.

Spanish

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Record 13 2005-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Psychology
  • Education Theory and Methods
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Confirmation feedback simply informs the learner the accuracy of a response. Also known as knowledge of results; Kr : this type of feedback does not provide any input on what the correct answer is, or why a response might be wrong. It is used to reinforce correct answers. Confirmation feedback is often used when automaticity is the learning goal or in the later stages of competency, after the initial acquisition of knowledge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie scolaire
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

S'il s'agit d'une réponse, le modèle d'enseignement-apprentissage décidera en fonction des informations qui lui sont transmises par les autres composantes du dispositif de présenter un feedback de confirmation ou un feedback de redressement d'erreurs.

Spanish

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Record 14 2004-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
OBS

PGA works to link individual legislators across borders and party lines, with the goal of strengthening their capacity to pursue international peace, social justice and development. Parliamentarians for Global Action(PGA) was established in 1978-1979 in Washington, DC, U. S. A. by concerned parliamentarians from around the world to address global problems, which could not be solved by any one government or parliament. While its initial focus was on disarmament and the prevention of nuclear proliferation, PGA today works on an expanded list of global issues such as fostering democracy, conflict prevention and management, international law and human rights, population and sustainable development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
Key term(s)
  • Action mondiale parlementaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Reuniones y asambleas (Administración)
Key term(s)
  • Acción Mundial de Parlamentarios
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Record 15 2002-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of International Programs
  • Climatology
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Remote Sensing
OBS

The Global Precipitation Climatology Project(GPCP) is an element of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment(GEWEX) of the World Climate Research Program(WCRP). It was established by the WCRP in 1986 with the initial goal of providing monthly mean precipitation data on a 2. 5 x 2. 5 degree latitude-longitude grid for the period 1986-1995. This was recently extended to the year 2000. The GPCP will accomplish this by merging infrared and microwave satellite estimates of precipitation with rain gauge data from more than 30, 000 stations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes internationaux
  • Climatologie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Télédétection

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas internacionales
  • Climatología
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Teledetección
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Record 16 2001-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Conduct of Military Operations
  • Military Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite générale des opérations militaires
  • Organisation militaire

Spanish

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Record 17 1998-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

The set of all subproblems obtainable by executing some sequence of refinement operators from a given position.

CONT

Many problems can be represented as an initial state, a goal state and a set of operators that define operations to go to new states from a given state. The states that can be reached from the initial state by applying the rules in all possible ways define the state space. The problem is then to reach the goal state from the initial state. By this formulation almost any problem can be reduced to a search problem.

CONT

Although we admit that a continuous state space is more plausible from the neurophysiological point of view, a discrete state space will allow us more easily to investigate the geometry of the state space and its influence on the occupation probabilities of the states.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

La découverte d'une caractérisation générale couvrant toutes les instances positives et excluant toute instance négative résulte d'un processus de recherche dans un espace d'états, où les états correspondent à des descriptions potentielles de concept et les opérateurs de transition correspondent aux règles d'inférence [...].

Spanish

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Record 18 1994-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

In a forward-reasoning model,... the inference steps are applied from an initial state toward a goal.

OBS

As opposed to "backward-reasoning model."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir fiche «raisonnement en chaînage avant».

Spanish

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Record 19 1994-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

... in a backward-reasoning model, problem solving begins by reasoning backward from a goal to be achieved toward an initial state(data).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir fiche "raisonnement en chaînage arrière".

Spanish

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Record 20 1994-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

... in a backward-reasoning model, problem solving begins by reasoning backward from a goal to be achieved toward an initial state(data).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Si le raisonnement [du système expert] est en "chaînage arrière", le filtrage sera fait sur le membre droit de la règle. Le raisonnement remonte du but vers l'énoncé.

OBS

chaînage arrière : [...] Ce type de raisonnement est aussi appelé dirigé par les buts.

OBS

Si le moteur [d'inférence] raisonne de manière régressive - on dit qu'il fonctionne en chaînage arrière.

Spanish

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Record 21 1990-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
OBS

The mode in which they search backward from a goal state to an achievable initial state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 22 1989-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

A planner is a program that automatically generates statements of action from a database of facts and a stated goal. When these statements are executed the system will be brought from its initial state to its goal state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

Programme générateur d'énoncés d'action à partir d'une base de tels énoncés et d'un but déterminé. L'exécution du programme engendré conduit le système d'un état initial à l'état-objectif.

CONT

planificateur de tâches, planificateur d'histoires, planificateur hiérarchique

OBS

Voir aussi manipulateur de tâches.

Spanish

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Record 23 1989-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Said of a goal-directed system because it would not do anything without an initial goal. In a least-effort first algorithm... each level of adjustment to a plan requires a successively greater effort and involves a greater risk of finally running out of options.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Stratégie heuristique portant sur les choix d'opérations à effectuer. Elle consiste à attendre que les développements de la recherche fournissent les éléments permettant de classer les opérateurs.

CONT

stratégie de moindre engagement : corriger les solutions incomplètes au dernier moment possible. Lorsque le plus d'information possible est disponible, compléter la spécification d'une manière telle qu'aucun conflit ne surgisse. Une des façons d'appliquer cette stratégie est de différer la décision sur l'ordre dans lequel les opérations vont être exécutées.

Spanish

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Record 24 1988-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

The grace and competence of a system. It encompasses every element of control from the initial goal of the controller, to the system's final function, and the level of skill with which the mid-course corrections are executed. Chapters 3 and 6 both elaborate on this concept.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Automatisation et applications

Spanish

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Record 25 1988-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

The planning model in cognitive science treats a plan as a sequence of actions designed to accomplish some preconceived end. The model posits that action is a form of problem solving, where the actor's problem is to find a path from some initial state to a derived goal state, given certain conditions along the way.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 26 1986-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

In the tower of Hanoi problem, the path from the initial state to the goal state in the state graph is clear.

CONT

The solution paths run from the initial state(root mode) along the branches of the tree and terminate on the leaves(Terminal nodes) labelled goal state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Dans GPS (...) il faut spécifier l'état initial (les données) et l'état final (à atteindre) ainsi que les opérateurs de changement d'état.

Spanish

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Record 27 1986-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Event descriptors can be divided into initial descriptors and derived descriptors. Both kinds of descriptors can appear attached to goal nodes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 28 1986-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

In the Tower of Hanoi problem, the path from initial state to the goal state on the state graph is clear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 29 1986-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Here is an outline of how the problem was represented to GPS 1. Top goal : To transform the initial object into the desired object.

OBS

See also supergoal, overall goal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir aussi «but élevé».

Spanish

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Record 30 1986-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
OBS

The result of the procedure, which is likely to be more efficient than the declarative route, is a list identical to the declarative results.

OBS

The purpose of a heuristic search is to find the most economical path from the initial date to the goal state.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

La possibilité de vérifier aisément le raisonnement des programmes (trace des règles utilisées) sera d'une aide précieuse pour vaincre la réticence de certains médecins à utiliser le "raisonnement d'une machine".

Spanish

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