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INITIAL STRING [2 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
- initial string
1, record 1, English, initial%20string
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- initial chain 1, record 1, English, initial%20chain
correct
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne initiale
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20initiale
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 2019-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Mathematics
- Modelling (Mathematics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Lindenmayer-system
1, record 2, English, Lindenmayer%2Dsystem
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- L-system 2, record 2, English, L%2Dsystem
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A set of rules and symbols, also known as formal grammar, which models the growth process of living organisms like plants and microbes. 3, record 2, English, - Lindenmayer%2Dsystem
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L-systems... allow the definition of complex shapes through the use of iteration. They use a mathematical language in which an initial string of characters is matched against rules which are evaluated repeatedly, and the results are used to generate geometry. The result of each evaluation becomes the basis for the next iteration of geometry, giving the illusion of growth. 4, record 2, English, - Lindenmayer%2Dsystem
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques informatiques
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- système de Lindenmayer
1, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20Lindenmayer
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- L-système 2, record 2, French, L%2Dsyst%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grammaire formelle donnant un procédé algorithmique utilisé pour modéliser le processus de développement et de prolifération d'organismes vivants tels les plantes ou les bactéries. 3, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20Lindenmayer
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les L-systèmes [...] font croître les végétaux de manière itérative, en appliquant répétitivement des règles de croissance précises. Celles-ci provoquent une réécriture de la chaîne de caractères qui décrit le végétal, la faisant grandir souvent de manière exponentielle. Les caractères peuvent ensuite être interprétés grâce à un ordinateur pour tracer le végétal. 4, record 2, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20Lindenmayer
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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