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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
02.01.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

any exploratory method of solving problems in which an evaluation is made of the progress towards an acceptable final result using a series of approximate results, for example by a process of guided trial and error

OBS

heuristic method: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO 2382-2:1976].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
02.01.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

méthode de résolution de problèmes consistant en une suite d'essais donnant des résultats approchés, avec contrôle de la progression vers un résultat final acceptable, par exemple la méthode par approximations successives

OBS

méthode heuristique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO 2382-2:1976].

Spanish

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