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PRIMITIVE ACTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- primitive action
1, record 1, English, primitive%20action
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acte terminal
1, record 1, French, acte%20terminal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- action primitive 1, record 1, French, action%20primitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sens primitif ou unité significative élémentaire à laquelle peut se réduire la description d'une action ou d'un plan. Ainsi "courir" est composé des primitives "se déplacer","à pied","rapidement". Plus généralement, action élémentaire de langage (élément de liste, fragment de règle) qui pourrait prendre place dans un plan d'action (ajout de fait), ou en être retiré (retrait de fait), ou bien se dérouler en parallèle avec d'autres. 1, record 1, French, - acte%20terminal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- primitive action
1, record 2, English, primitive%20action
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- primitive act 2, record 2, English, primitive%20act
correct
- primitive 3, record 2, English, primitive
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Primitive actions such are the smallest units in the service of very complex knowledge structures we must develop for any understanding system. 1, record 2, English, - primitive%20action
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The meaning propositions underlying language were called conceptualizations and could be represented by particular interrelations among a small number of primitive acts. Lehnert (1978) suggested seven object primitives for nouns in the context of conceptual dependency theory. These primitives proposed to represent prototypical information about objects. 2, record 2, English, - primitive%20action
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- primitive
1, record 2, French, primitive
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toute action s'exprime en termes de primitives. Une primitive de "boire" sera par exemple "ingérer" de même pour "manger" et "avaler". 1, record 2, French, - primitive
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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