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HERENCIA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heredity
1, record 1, English, heredity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inheritance 2, record 1, English, inheritance
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The transmission of developmental potentialities from one generation of living things to the next and following generations through the natural process of reproduction. 2, record 1, English, - heredity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The materials of the parent bodies from which a new individual develops are its actual heritage. During its own embryonic development, the potentialities of this heritage are expressed in the structural characteristics of the new body, normally like those of the parents or those of a more remote generation of ancestors. This fact leads to the statement that the organism inherits certain characters; although this may not be precisely true, the interpretation is permissible for ordinary purposes of description. 2, record 1, English, - heredity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hérédité
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Transmission dans les diverses modalités de la reproduction biologique des caractères et potentialités que possède tout système vivant individuel. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cet ensemble de caractères et potentialités inclut aussi bien ceux qui sont communs à tous les membres du groupe taxinomique auquel appartient l'individu considéré (hérédité générale) que ceux qui éventuellement le singularise à l'intérieur de ce groupe (hérédité spéciale). Pour sa part essentielle, l'hérédité résulte de l'aptitude à l'auto-reproduction conforme des molécules d'ADN (ou d'ARN pour certains virus), dont l'ensemble constitue ce qui est appelé le matériel génétique. Chez les eucaryotes, le matériel génétique est surtout localisé dans les chromosomes, mais il existe également dans les mitochondries et les plastes et peut-être dans d'autres organismes cytoplasmiques. A côté de cette hérédité fondamentale, que l'on peut qualifier de nucléique, on observe, chez certains organismes deux autres mécanismes pouvant assurer la persistance de variations héréditaires. Ils correspondent à ce qui est appelé l'hérédité de régime et l'hérédité de germe. 2, record 1, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- herencia
1, record 1, Spanish, herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La trasmisión, de una generación a otra, de factores genéticos, que determinan características del individuo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - herencia
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Programming Languages
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inheritance
1, record 2, English, inheritance
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The copying of all or part of the internal structure and of the set of operations from one class to a subordinate class. 2, record 2, English, - inheritance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 2, English, - inheritance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Langages de programmation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- héritage
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9ritage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
La reproduction de la totalité ou d'une partie de la structure interne et de l'ensemble d'opérations d'une classe à une classe subordonnée. 1, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9ritage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9ritage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Lenguaje de programación
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- herencia
1, record 2, Spanish, herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-09-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- inheritance
1, record 3, English, inheritance
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a hierarchical knowledge representation, default acquisition of class characteristics by one or more of its subclasses. 2, record 3, English, - inheritance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A process by which characteristics of one object are assumed to be characteristics of another. If we determine that an animal is a bird, for example, then we automatically assume that the animal has all of the characteristics of birds. 3, record 3, English, - inheritance
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inheritance: term standardized by ISO/IEC and CSA. 4, record 3, English, - inheritance
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- héritage
1, record 3, French, h%C3%A9ritage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- transmission 2, record 3, French, transmission
correct, feminine noun
- héritage de propriétés 3, record 3, French, h%C3%A9ritage%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En représentation des connaissances, transmission des propriétés (attributs) d'une classe d'entités à une ou plusieurs de ses sous-classes. 4, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grâce à cette notion d'héritage, on organise les objets de manière hiérarchique. D'où un nouveau style de programmation par affinages successifs de classes prédéfinies. 3, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
héritage de classe, héritage de méthodes, héritage de règles, héritage d'objets. 4, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
héritage : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA. 5, record 3, French, - h%C3%A9ritage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- herencia
1, record 3, Spanish, herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-04-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Taxation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- inheritance 1, record 4, English, inheritance
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Fiscalité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hérédité
1, record 4, French, h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- succession héréditaire 1, record 4, French, succession%20h%C3%A9r%C3%A9ditaire
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sens strict : décès sans testament. 1, record 4, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sens large : par succession (avec ou sans testament). 1, record 4, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Dans l'article 88 de la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu on veut dire le sens large. 1, record 4, French, - h%C3%A9r%C3%A9dit%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema tributario
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- herencia
1, record 4, Spanish, herencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- sucesión 1, record 4, Spanish, sucesi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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