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INITIAL REPRESENTATION [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stochastic automation
1, record 1, English, stochastic%20automation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- probabilistic machine 1, record 1, English, probabilistic%20machine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The machines considered thus far are fixed and deterministic in that their responses to a particular input from a given initial state are always the same. Also, the input sequences that we have been applying to these machines have always had a particular representation associated with them....... the output is determined by the program and set of data applied, where the same program and the same data always give the same output. A stochastic automation or probabilistic machine on the other hand, has an output that is not necessarily the same for every application of the input. 1, record 1, English, - stochastic%20automation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Logiciels
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- automate stochastique
1, record 1, French, automate%20stochastique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Stochastique : qui comporte la présence d'une variable aléatoire. 2, record 1, French, - automate%20stochastique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- initial representation
1, record 2, English, initial%20representation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- représentation initiale
1, record 2, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20initiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est le premier ordonnancement dans le temps des calculs élémentaires. 1, record 2, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20initiale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-11-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Banks and Databases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- root node
1, record 3, English, root%20node
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- top node 2, record 3, English, top%20node
correct
- top level node 3, record 3, English, top%20level%20node
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A node that has no parent node. 4, record 3, English, - root%20node
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The initial(apex) note in a tree representation. 5, record 3, English, - root%20node
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The tree is generally shown inverted, with the root at the top. 2, record 3, English, - root%20node
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
root node: term standardized by ISO and CSA. 6, record 3, English, - root%20node
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Banques et bases de données
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nœud racine
1, record 3, French, n%26oelig%3Bud%20racine
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- nœud supérieur 2, record 3, French, n%26oelig%3Bud%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nœud qui n'a pas de nœud parent. 3, record 3, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20racine
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
nœud racine : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 4, record 3, French, - n%26oelig%3Bud%20racine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- prototype
1, record 4, English, prototype
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- initial version 2, record 4, English, initial%20version
correct
- prototype version 3, record 4, English, prototype%20version
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In expert systems development, a prototype is an initial version of an expert system, usually a system with from 25 to 200 rules, that is developed to test effectiveness of the overall knowledge representation and inference strategies being employed to solve a particular problem. 2, record 4, English, - prototype
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- version prototype
1, record 4, French, version%20prototype
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- prototype 1, record 4, French, prototype
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En développement de systèmes experts, première version conçue pour démontrer la faisabilité d'un programme, de tester l'efficacité d'une représentation des connaissances, et l'optimalité des stratégies de résolution d'une gamme de problèmes. 2, record 4, French, - version%20prototype
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le passage de la première version prototype à une deuxième version plus proche du "comportement expert" peut nécessiter des refontes importantes dans l'organisation du programme. Le but de la première version est de montrer la faisabilité d'un programme atteignant un certain but ... Le prototype une fois construit ... peut résoudre une gamme de problèmes que l'on s'était fixée. 3, record 4, French, - version%20prototype
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
prototype avancé, prototype de laboratoire, prototype rapide, version initiale 2, record 4, French, - version%20prototype
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La version prototype part d'une maquette pour arriver à un prototype avancé qui deviendra le point de départ de la version opératoire. Le prototype avancé est aussi appelé "démonstrateur avancé". 2, record 4, French, - version%20prototype
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-12-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- initial knowledge
1, record 5, English, initial%20knowledge
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... one might imagine that we could program a general notion of improvement of knowledge. Such a notion would make it possible to construct a tutor which dispenses with a representation of the target knowledge, but bases its tutoring on a representation of the student's initial knowledge instead. Such a tutor would try to make the student improve his knowledge, in any direction.... 2, record 5, English, - initial%20knowledge
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- connaissance initiale
1, record 5, French, connaissance%20initiale
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1994-02-24
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- chaotic
1, record 6, English, chaotic
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Representing the evolution in time of a dynamic system by left shifts of the digits in a suitable number system brings out another important property of systems for which such a representation is possible. No matter how accurately the initial condition x0 of a coordinate is known, the accuracy will always be finite, that is, the digits of x0 to the right of the last known digit will be unknown. As the dynamic system evolves in time, the unknown digits will be shifted to the left; that is, they will grow in significance, and will sooner or later arrive at the "decimal" point and thus dominate the behavior of the system. And because the digits are unknown, this behavior will be completely unpredictable. The resulting motion is called chaotic. 2, record 6, English, - chaotic
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- chaotique
1, record 6, French, chaotique
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de structures ou de systèmes dont on ne peut prédire l'évolution à partir d'un état initial donné, ni d'états connus pour une longue période de temps, et dans lesquels un changement infime, se propageant en cascade, peut provoquer des modifications subites importantes. 2, record 6, French, - chaotique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Qualifie une situation qui évolue de façon irrégulière, mais dont les lois sous-jacentes sont relativement simples et ne laissent aucune place au hasard. Ainsi, un régime périodique peut devenir chaotique par intensification de déstabilisations intermittentes, par cascade de doublement de période ou via la quasi-périodicité. S'oppose à «non chaotique». Certains auteurs attribuent à ce terme le sens «erratique», «aléatoire», «désordonné» (sens usuel en langage courant). 2, record 6, French, - chaotique
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 PHR
attracteur, caractère, changement, comportement, condition, dynamique, état, évolution, fluctuation, forme, nature, orbite, potentialité, processus, régime, réseau faiblement chaotique, réseau fortement chaotique, série, situation, système, trajectoire chaotique. 2, record 6, French, - chaotique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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