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GENERER ELIMINER [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2014-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- generate-and-test
1, record 1, English, generate%2Dand%2Dtest
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
problem solving based on generation of possible solutions, and elimination by pruning of those solutions that fail to meet given criteria 1, record 1, English, - generate%2Dand%2Dtest
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
generate-and-test: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995]. 2, record 1, English, - generate%2Dand%2Dtest
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- générer et éliminer
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20%C3%A9liminer
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- générer et tester 1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20tester
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
résolution de problème basée sur la génération de solutions possibles et l'élimination par élagage des solutions qui ne satisfont pas à des critères donnés 1, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20%C3%A9liminer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
générer et éliminer; générer et tester : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-28:1995]. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20%C3%A9liminer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generate and test
1, record 2, English, generate%20and%20test
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- generate-and-test 2, record 2, English, generate%2Dand%2Dtest
correct, verb, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A common form of state search based on reasoning by elimination. The system generates possible solutions and the tester prunes those solutions that fail to meet appropriate criteria. 1, record 2, English, - generate%20and%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This crude generate-and-test algorithm has no heuristics: it just generates sequences of squares and tests each sequence to see if it is a solution. 3, record 2, English, - generate%20and%20test
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term standardized by ISO/IEC. 4, record 2, English, - generate%20and%20test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- générer et tester
1, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20tester
correct, verb, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- générer et éliminer 2, record 2, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20%C3%A9liminer
correct, verb, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans une recherche en profondeur, méthode de production et de vérification des solutions possibles permettant au système d'éliminer les solutions qui ne rencontrent pas les critères du test. 3, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20tester
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Approche guidée par des concepts approximatifs. Ces approximations sont produites comme résultats d'exécution d'un autre algorithme. 4, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20tester
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes normalisés par ISO/CEI. 5, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rer%20et%20tester
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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