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COUNTER-EXAMPLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- negative example
1, record 1, English, negative%20example
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- negative instance 1, record 1, English, negative%20instance
correct
- counterexample 2, record 1, English, counterexample
correct
- counter example 3, record 1, English, counter%20example
correct
- counter-example 4, record 1, English, counter%2Dexample
correct
- negative exemplar 5, record 1, English, negative%20exemplar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In learning from examples, a counterexample of a concept that may bound the scope of "generalization". 1, record 1, English, - negative%20example
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Socratic method is a well-established approach to the problem of helping the student refine and debug her knowledge. In this paradigm, the tutor encourages the student to refine her knowledge by presenting her with instances (counter examples) which run counter to her conception of the domain. ... In general, a counter example can be viewed as an instance which satisfies the antecedent of the rule which the student is thought to be using, but violates the rule's consequent. 3, record 1, English, - negative%20example
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... positive examples force generalization whereas negative examples prevent overgeneralization (the induced concept should never be so general as to include any of the negative examples). 1, record 1, English, - negative%20example
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Tape recordings were made of human tutorials in an attempt to elucidate when and why a good tutor changes topic, elaborates a point, gives a counter-example, asks a question, etc. 4, record 1, English, - negative%20example
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contre-exemple
1, record 1, French, contre%2Dexemple
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instance négative 2, record 1, French, instance%20n%C3%A9gative
correct, feminine noun
- exemple négatif 3, record 1, French, exemple%20n%C3%A9gatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exemple qui illustre le contraire de ce qu'on veut démontrer. 4, record 1, French, - contre%2Dexemple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans l'apprentissage des similarités, le but est de collecter les propriétés communes à un ensemble d'exemples d'un concept, et absente de l'ensemble des contre-exemples à ce concept. 5, record 1, French, - contre%2Dexemple
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On parlera souvent d'instance positive ou négative plutôt que d'exemple et contre-exemple. 6, record 1, French, - contre%2Dexemple
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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