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POINT CENSUS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Statistical Surveys
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- synthetic person
1, record 1, English, synthetic%20person
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- synthetic individual 2, record 1, English, synthetic%20individual
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In recent years, the performance of supercomputers skyrocketed, and at the same time, the access for data scientists to high performance computing technologies has been democratized, offering to policy makers the unprecedented opportunity for creating tailored policy using a completely synthetic population. Policy simulation models can take as input synthetic individuals that resemble the actual ones but are stripped out of their identities, as they are synthetic by design. Synthetic individuals are created by interlinking census data, behavioural surveys and other available data sets and the result is a synthetic population with average statistics similar to the actual one by design, to the point that one is not able to tell if an individual belongs to the real or to the synthetic population, with the advantage of being relieved of most privacy concerns. 3, record 1, English, - synthetic%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
synthetic persons; synthetic people: plural. 4, record 1, English, - synthetic%20person
Record 1, Key term(s)
- synthetic persons
- synthetic people
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personne synthétique
1, record 1, French, personne%20synth%C3%A9tique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- individu synthétique 2, record 1, French, individu%20synth%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur base des données du Registre national, nous pouvons créer directement nos individus synthétiques caractérisés par les variables présentes dans celui-ci (âge, genre, commune, etc.). Ensuite, nous souhaitons «ajouter» à chaque individu un diplôme et un statut professionnel. Pour cela, nous avons choisi de nous baser sur trois tables du Census 2011. Tout d'abord, nous avons considéré une table croisant l'âge, le genre, la commune et le diplôme, ainsi qu'une autre table croisant l'âge, le genre, la commune et le statut professionnel. 3, record 1, French, - personne%20synth%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- directional census
1, record 2, English, directional%20census
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- directional count 2, record 2, English, directional%20count
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A traffic census in which the volumes of traffic passing in each direction at each point are counted separately(e. g. turning counts at a crossroads). 2, record 2, English, - directional%20census
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
directional count: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 3, record 2, English, - directional%20census
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- comptage directionnel
1, record 2, French, comptage%20directionnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Comptage ne portant que sur une zone restreinte et visant à déterminer les volumes de courants de circulation passant à une intersection donnée dans une direction donnée. 2, record 2, French, - comptage%20directionnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
comptage directionnel : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 3, record 2, French, - comptage%20directionnel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tránsito vial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- aforo direccional
1, record 2, Spanish, aforo%20direccional
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aforo que permite individualizar los diferentes movimientos de tráfico que pasan por una sección según su destino (por ejemplo, giros en una intersección). 2, record 2, Spanish, - aforo%20direccional
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aforo direccional: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 3, record 2, Spanish, - aforo%20direccional
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-07-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Graphs and Diagrams
- Information Theory
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- high-dimensional feature space 1, record 3, English, high%2Ddimensional%20feature%20space
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- high dimensional feature space 2, record 3, English, high%20dimensional%20feature%20space
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nevertheless, clustering real-world data sets often raises problems, since the data space is usually a high dimensional feature space. A prominent example is the application of cluster analysis to gene expression data. ... In general, most of the common clustering algorithms fail to generate meaningful results because of the inherent sparsity of the data space. In such high dimensional feature spaces data does not cluster anymore. 2, record 3, English, - high%2Ddimensional%20feature%20space
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The modern world is full of large data sets :census data, multimedia databases, and remote sensing data, to name a few. With the aid of computers it is possible to collect scientific data on a grand scale. These examples are not "large" merely because they have many data points. They are also high dimensional, meaning that there are many measurements taken of each person, multimedia object, or point on the ground. The "data point" representing one person is made up of their age, gender, educational level, occupation, and whatever else was recorded. Suppose there are 12 attributes recorded for each person. We can think of that person's record as a point in 12 dimensional space. 3, record 3, English, - high%2Ddimensional%20feature%20space
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Diagrammes et graphiques (Statistique)
- Théorie de l'information
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- espace des caractéristiques de grande dimension
1, record 3, French, espace%20des%20caract%C3%A9ristiques%20de%20grande%20dimension
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- espace des attributs de grande dimension 1, record 3, French, espace%20des%20attributs%20de%20grande%20dimension
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-01-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Census
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- point-census 1, record 4, English, point%2Dcensus
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Key term(s)
- point census
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Recensement
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- recensement ponctuel
1, record 4, French, recensement%20ponctuel
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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