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DISAMBIGUATING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- disambiguating
1, record 1, English, disambiguating
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
disambiguate: to rid (a sentence, statement, etc.) of ambiguity. 2, record 1, English, - disambiguating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
to establish a single semantic or grammatical interpretation for. 3, record 1, English, - disambiguating
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- désambiguïsant 1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9sambigu%C3%AFsant
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans ces cas-là la pragmatique n'est plus seulement une heuristique désambiguïsante mais en plus le système de règles constitutives de la spécification modale elle-même. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sambigu%C3%AFsant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
désambiguïser : [...] réduire (faire disparaître) l'ambiguïté. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9sambigu%C3%AFsant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-12-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- disambiguating
1, record 2, English, disambiguating
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- désambiguisant
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sambiguisant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui lève l'ambiguïté. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9sambiguisant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-03-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- disambiguating rule
1, record 3, English, disambiguating%20rule
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- disambiguation rule 2, record 3, English, disambiguation%20rule
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The use of disambiguation rules which are stored in the dictionary definitions of ambiguous or vague words. 3, record 3, English, - disambiguating%20rule
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- règle désambiguisante
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20d%C3%A9sambiguisante
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- règle de désambiguisation 1, record 3, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20d%C3%A9sambiguisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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