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APPROCHE GUIDEE CONCEPTS APPROXIMATIFS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general-to-specific method
1, record 1, English, general%2Dto%2Dspecific%20method
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- general-to-specific approach 1, record 1, English, general%2Dto%2Dspecific%20approach
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Learning Concepts from Examples. ... the roles played by positive and negative instances are reversed in the general-to-specific approach.... In this approach one begins with the most general hypothesis possible. ... (Negative instances) generate a more specific hypothesis. 1, record 1, English, - general%2Dto%2Dspecific%20method
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- généralisation guidée par descriptions approximatives
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20guid%C3%A9e%20par%20descriptions%20approximatives
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- approche guidée par des concepts approximatifs 1, record 1, French, approche%20guid%C3%A9e%20par%20des%20concepts%20approximatifs
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'apprentissage empirique de concept par exemples. (...) Dans l'approche guidée par des concepts approximatifs, la structure globale de l'algorithme est une itération, sur les approximations décrites dans A (ensemble auxiliaire de descriptions approximatives du concept données), d'adaptations de la description approximée courante eu égard aux différentes instances décrites dans I (l'ensemble de descriptions des instances positives et négatives données). 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20guid%C3%A9e%20par%20descriptions%20approximatives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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