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APPROXIMATIONS SUCCESSIVES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- successive approximation
1, record 1, English, successive%20approximation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A progressive coding process in which the coefficients are coded with reduced precision in the first scan, and precision is increased by one bit with each succeeding scan. 1, record 1, English, - successive%20approximation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source: Information Technology Vocabulary, extract of ISO/IEC 10918-1 (F/E). 2, record 1, English, - successive%20approximation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approximations successives
1, record 1, French, approximations%20successives
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus de codage progressif dans lequel les coefficients sont codés avec une précision réduite lors du premier balayage, et une précision augmentée d'un bit à chaque balayage successif. 1, record 1, French, - approximations%20successives
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information, extrait de l'ISO/CEI 10918-1 (F/E). 2, record 1, French, - approximations%20successives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-02-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- successive approximations
1, record 2, English, successive%20approximations
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of steps or progressions, each in turn, coming closer to a goal performance. Units, ordered in a manner so that each comes closer to a goal than the previous unit. Shaping involves reinforcing successive approximations to a goal behavior. 1, record 2, English, - successive%20approximations
Record 2, Key term(s)
- successive approximation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- approximations successives
1, record 2, French, approximations%20successives
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En intelligence artificielle, résolution de problèmes par approximations successives. 1, record 2, French, - approximations%20successives
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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