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RAISONNEMENT SENS COMMUN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- commonsense reasoning
1, record 1, English, commonsense%20reasoning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- common sense reasoning 2, record 1, English, common%20sense%20reasoning
correct
- common-sense reasoning 3, record 1, English, common%2Dsense%20reasoning
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Commonsense reasoning is one of the most important and difficult problems in AI [artificial intelligence]. It is the ability to make deductions based on everyday knowledge, such as the fact that people have bodies and can move around, that objects can be moved and combined, and that events happen in time. 4, record 1, English, - commonsense%20reasoning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- raisonnement de sens commun
1, record 1, French, raisonnement%20de%20sens%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- raisonnement de bon sens 2, record 1, French, raisonnement%20de%20bon%20sens
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'intelligence artificielle est encore – très – loin d’être capable d’imiter l'intelligence humaine. Les algorithmes ne peuvent par exemple prendre de décisions qu'à partir de cas simples, fréquents et sans ambiguïté. Ils ne possèdent pas la compréhension conceptuelle et le raisonnement de sens commun nécessaires pour analyser une situation nouvelle et complexe. 3, record 1, French, - raisonnement%20de%20sens%20commun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-03-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heuristic decision making
1, record 2, English, heuristic%20decision%20making
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In cognitive science, and particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, heuristic decision making is described as bottom-up logic; that is, rules used and decisions arrived at arise from incompletely understood experience of what works. 2, record 2, English, - heuristic%20decision%20making
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prise de décision heuristique
1, record 2, French, prise%20de%20d%C3%A9cision%20heuristique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les performances cognitives basées sur les règles correspondent à des prises de décision heuristiques. Elles reposent sur la mise en place de procédures d’action, contrôlées par des règles ou des procédures dérivées d’expériences antérieures. Elles correspondent à un raisonnement intuitif, de sens commun et par analogie. 2, record 2, French, - prise%20de%20d%C3%A9cision%20heuristique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-09-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- logical relevancy
1, record 3, English, logical%20relevancy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- logical relevance 1, record 3, English, logical%20relevance
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pertinence logique
1, record 3, French, pertinence%20logique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pertinence logique décrit la relation que le raisonnement logique, fondé sur le sens commun et l'expérience, établit entre deux faits, l'un à prouver, l'autre probant.(Fortin & Viau, cours de preuve pénale, 1977, p. 12) 1, record 3, French, - pertinence%20logique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pertinence logique: terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l’administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - pertinence%20logique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-12-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- common sense
1, record 4, English, common%20sense
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a large body of knowledge that is shared with the other person. 2, record 4, English, - common%20sense
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The ability to act appropriately in every day situations based on one's lifetime accumulation of experiential knowledge. 3, record 4, English, - common%20sense
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- bon sens
1, record 4, French, bon%20sens
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- sens commun 2, record 4, French, sens%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] sorte d’enveloppe d’une immense quantité de faits, situations et raisonnements accumulés depuis le début de l’apprentissage. 3, record 4, French, - bon%20sens
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Mélange de raisonnements généraux, parfois faux, de connaissances précises et de stratégies générales pour aboutir à moindre frais à la solution d’un problème posé. Selon John McCarthy, le sens commun, c’est que 99 % des gens auxquels on montre l’image d’une poubelle renversée au coin d’une maison pensent qu’un chien a renversé la poubelle. 4, record 4, French, - bon%20sens
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chaque être doté d’une mémoire bien remplie [...] dispose du même coup de sens commun : la différence entre les mémoires personnelles étant partiellement compensée [...] par l’existence d’un bagage culturel largement partagé. 5, record 4, French, - bon%20sens
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
connaissance de sens commun, raisonnement de bon sens 4, record 4, French, - bon%20sens
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce que le petit doigt dit en français et le pouce (thumb rule) en anglais. L’expression "sens pratique" est aussi employée. 4, record 4, French, - bon%20sens
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-05-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- non-monotonic system 1, record 5, English, non%2Dmonotonic%20system
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- nonmonotonic system 1, record 5, English, nonmonotonic%20system
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See nonmonotonic reasoning. 1, record 5, English, - non%2Dmonotonic%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système non monotone
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20non%20monotone
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une autre façon d’aborder le raisonnement du sens commun, c'est d’utiliser des systèmes non monotones : on dit d’un système qu'il est non monotone si le retrait d’un événement, dans une base de faits cohérente, peut conduire à une contradiction. 1, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20non%20monotone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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