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BOSQUEJO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Psychology
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sketch
1, record 1, English, sketch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
David Marr and his colleagues specified steps governing individual processing of visual images - be it implemented by a machine or by some organism. They described a series of representations called sketches which began with the quickest and least detailed kind of parsing of visual information (primal sketch or 2-D sketch) and culminated when the image was seen as a complete collection of objects arranged in space (2,1/2-D sketch and 3-D sketch). 2, record 1, English, - sketch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Psychologie
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- esquisse
1, record 1, French, esquisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sketch 2, record 1, French, sketch
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation schématique d'une image visuelle restituée en 2-D, 2,5-D, ou 3-D. 2, record 1, French, - esquisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
esquisse primaire, sketch bidimensionnel, sketch squelettisé, sketch 2,5-D, sketch volumique 2, record 1, French, - esquisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des sketchs, des sketches. 3, record 1, French, - esquisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sketchs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 4, record 1, French, - esquisse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Notion introduite en 1982 par David Marr dans la théorie du traitement visuel cognitif. L'emploi de l'emprunt «sketch» est déconseillé. Le mot a déjà un sens différent en français. 2, record 1, French, - esquisse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
- Psicología
- Gráficos de computadora
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bosquejo
1, record 1, Spanish, bosquejo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- croquis 1, record 1, Spanish, croquis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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