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REPRESENTATION DECLARATIVE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-01-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- representation
1, record 1, English, representation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The way in which a system stores knowledge about a domain. Knowledge consists of facts and the relationship between facts. 2, record 1, English, - representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The process of formulating or viewing a problem or statement so it will be easy to solve. 3, record 1, English, - representation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See knowledge representation, declarative representation and procedural (rule-based) representation. 4, record 1, English, - representation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- représentation
1, record 1, French, repr%C3%A9sentation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élaboration et structure des connaissances dans un ordinateur afin qu’elle soit manipulée par le système de gestion de la connaissance. 2, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] outil utilisé pour construire un modèle du monde réel. Une représentation peut être procédurale ou déclarative. 3, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir représentation procédurale et représentation déclarative 4, record 1, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-10-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continuing Education
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- declarative knowledge representation
1, record 2, English, declarative%20knowledge%20representation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- declarative representation 2, record 2, English, declarative%20representation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Representation of facts and assertions. 1, record 2, English, - declarative%20knowledge%20representation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A declarative representation of a fact is simply an assertion that the fact is true. 3, record 2, English, - declarative%20knowledge%20representation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Representation schemes are classified into declarative and procedural ones. Declarative refers to representation of facts and assertions. They are object-oriented schemes. 1, record 2, English, - declarative%20knowledge%20representation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Suppose ... that a telephone directory were stored in a computer database and that we had a program which could look up a particular person's number in the directory. The representation of the directory would be an example of a declarative representation, i.e. one in which there is a set of independent facts. The program itself, however, contains knowledge about how a directory is searched. The specification of methods is called a procedural representation. 4, record 2, English, - declarative%20knowledge%20representation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Éducation permanente
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- représentation déclarative
1, record 2, French, repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%C3%A9clarative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Représentation qui utilise le principe de parcimonie en créant des fragments de connaissances indépendants les uns des autres et en les combinant par un mécanisme général de raisonnement et de déduction. 2, record 2, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%C3%A9clarative
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si la connaissance du domaine étudié n’ est exprimable que sous forme de déclarations, la représentation correspondante sera appelée représentation déclarative. 3, record 2, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%C3%A9clarative
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un exemple qui illustre bien la différence entre déclaratif et procédural est l’analyse du langage naturel; un groupe nominal peut être représenté sous une forme déclarative par quelques règles de grammaire; [...]. Un système ne peut en effet être complètement déclaratif [...]. Un système très déclaratif est un système écrit dans un langage ayant une syntaxe très variée et donc permettant d’y exprimer le maximum de connaissances. [...] Avantages des représentations déclaratives : la lisibilité [...], économie et souplesse [...], facilité de modification [...] 4, record 2, French, - repr%C3%A9sentation%20d%C3%A9clarative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-12-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- if-added procedure
1, record 3, English, if%2Dadded%20procedure
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- procédure si-ajoutée
1, record 3, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20si%2Dajout%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En représentation orientée-objets ou schémas, information opératoire associée à une structure déclarative, décrivant ce qu'il faut faire lorsqu'une condition est remplie. Très proche de la notion de démon. 1, record 3, French, - proc%C3%A9dure%20si%2Dajout%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-12-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- if-needed procedure
1, record 4, English, if%2Dneeded%20procedure
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- procédure si-requise
1, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20si%2Drequise
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En représentation orientée-objets ou schémas, information opératoire associée à une structure déclarative, décrivant ce qu'il faut faire pour satisfaire à une condition si elle est exigée. 1, record 4, French, - proc%C3%A9dure%20si%2Drequise
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-12-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- semantics
1, record 5, English, semantics
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sémantique
1, record 5, French, s%C3%A9mantique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de relations entre des primitives conceptuelles et leur référant, relativement indépendantes de la syntaxe. 1, record 5, French, - s%C3%A9mantique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
sémantique déclarative, sémantique de la représentation, sémantique extensionnelle, sémantique intensionnelle, sémantique préférentielle, sémantique situationnelle 1, record 5, French, - s%C3%A9mantique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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