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PARALLEL MARKER PROPAGATION MACHINE [2 records]

Record 1 1989-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Fabhaman’s NETL search algorithm exhibits the same problem. The conclusion NETL reaches about Clyde’s color depends on which of the two markers the search algorithm propagates first.

OBS

NETL is the best-known example of a massively parallel computer architecture known as parallel marker propagation machine(PMPM).

OBS

First introduced to AI through R. Quillian’s work on semantic memory, the marker propagation has recently been applied to word sense and case slot disambiguation, understanding noun compounds, and taxonomic classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

En traitement du langage naturel, transfert des marqueurs syntaxiques aux individus de certaines classes, au moyen d'algorithmes de propagation régressive, relationnelle, ascendante ou descendante.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

A high speed inference engine for AI.

CONT

Inheritance networks are represented on a PMPM by assigning a separate hardware element to each node and each link. These elements have a tiny bit of local memory used to represent markers, and some connections to other elements through which the markers propagate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir machine parallèle.

Spanish

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