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TARGET RULE [5 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
- target rule
1, record 1, English, target%20rule
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle-cible
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%2Dcible
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 2019-09-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- doubt rule
1, record 2, English, doubt%20rule
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- DR 1, record 2, English, DR
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rule according to which a target must not be attacked unless there is a reasonable belief that it is a legitimate target. 2, record 2, English, - doubt%20rule
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doubt rule; DR: designations and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board. 3, record 2, English, - doubt%20rule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- règle du doute
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A8gle%20du%20doute
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- RD 1, record 2, French, RD
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Règle selon laquelle on ne peut attaquer une cible sauf s'il y a un motif raisonnable de croire qu'il s'agit d'une cible légitime. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20doute
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
règle du doute; RD : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20doute
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- optimal rule
1, record 3, English, optimal%20rule
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The optimal rule is the one that minimizes the loss function and thereby brings key variables of the models close to their target values. Optimal rules are often complex because complex rules have enough parameters to take into account specificities of the models. 1, record 3, English, - optimal%20rule
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- règle optimale
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20optimale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La règle optimale d'un modèle est celle qui minimise la fonction de perte et quirapproche ainsi les variables clés des valeurs visées. La règle optimale est le plus souvent une règle complexe, qui comporte suffisamment de paramètres pour refléter toutes les particularités du modèle. 1, record 3, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20optimale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Friedman rule
1, record 4, English, Friedman%20rule
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If the lower bound argument holds, however, it offers an obvious counterbalance to the Friedman rule, which explicitly advocates an inflation target that forces nominal interest rates to zero. 2, record 4, English, - Friedman%20rule
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- règle de Friedman
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20Friedman
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais si la borne inférieure devait effectivement poser problème, elle irait à l'encontre de la règle de Friedman, qui préconise explicitement de choisir une cible d'inflation qui ramènera les taux d'intérêt nominaux à zéro. 2, record 4, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20Friedman
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-11-05
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sea Operations (Military)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- engage targets
1, record 5, English, engage%20targets
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"No mast? No aerial? Then how do you handle radar surveillance, target designation, communications, and so on?" Target detection and target designation are two different tasks, but a confusion persists because it has been a long-standing rule at sea that ships only engage targets they have detected themselves. 1, record 5, English, - engage%20targets
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Opérations en mer (Militaire)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ouvrir le feu
1, record 5, French, ouvrir%20le%20feu
correct, verb
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si une certaine confusion persiste, c'est que sur mer, une très ancienne tradition veut que les bateaux n'ouvrent le feu que sur les objectifs qu'ils ont détectés eux-mêmes. 1, record 5, French, - ouvrir%20le%20feu
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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