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CAUSAL LINK [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- causal connection
1, record 1, English, causal%20connection
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- causal link 2, record 1, English, causal%20link
correct
- causal relation 1, record 1, English, causal%20relation
correct
- chain of causation 2, record 1, English, chain%20of%20causation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Causal connection is apt to prove more troublesome when the alleged cause of the injury ... consists in the failure to act and proof is required that the doing of the act would have prevented that injury. 3, record 1, English, - causal%20connection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... it is important to recall that a causal relation must exist not just between the injury and the relevant act or omission, but specifically between the injury and that aspect of the conduct which is wrongful. 3, record 1, English, - causal%20connection
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lien de causalité
1, record 1, French, lien%20de%20causalit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
lien de causalité: terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - lien%20de%20causalit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- causal link 1, record 2, English, causal%20link
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- causal-consecutive correlation 2, record 2, English, causal%2Dconsecutive%20correlation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lien de cause à effet
1, record 2, French, lien%20de%20cause%20%C3%A0%20effet
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-02-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Epidemiology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- causal link
1, record 3, English, causal%20link
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Canada Diseases Weekly Report. 2, record 3, English, - causal%20link
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Épidémiologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- lien causal
1, record 3, French, lien%20causal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rapport hebdomadaire des maladies au Canada. 2, record 3, French, - lien%20causal
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- causal link schema
1, record 4, English, causal%20link%20schema
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rule that attempts to explain the change in a player's actions by positing some enablement link to an opponent (or confederate's) actions. 1, record 4, English, - causal%20link%20schema
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- schéma de lien causal
1, record 4, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20de%20lien%20causal
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-04-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- causal link
1, record 5, English, causal%20link
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See "causal chaining", "causal-chain completion". 1, record 5, English, - causal%20link
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Some links are definitional, other links capture heuristic knowledge, such as "work causes cuffs to be shiny". Relationships like these enrich the network by providing additional paths. 2, record 5, English, - causal%20link
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- lien causal
1, record 5, French, lien%20causal
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- lien de causalité 2, record 5, French, lien%20de%20causalit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Caduceus saura prendre une vue synthétique des problèmes posés par le malade, grâce à une représentation des liens causals et hiérarchiques entre les pathologies. 3, record 5, French, - lien%20causal
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme utilisé en sémiotique littéraire pour la représentation des liens entre les nodes d'un arbre narratif. Voir l'article de Mary-Laure Ryan dans Revue des Sciences Humaines 1986-1, no 201, pp 59-77. 2, record 5, French, - lien%20causal
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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