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MONDE POSSIBLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-12-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- possible world
1, record 1, English, possible%20world
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monde possible
1, record 1, French, monde%20possible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble d'événements "éventuellement vrais" (ceux qui auraient pu être faux si le monde avait évolué différemment); d'événements "nécessairement vrais" (ceux que l'on ne peut nier sans remettre en question la signification); d'événements "éventuellement faux" et d'événements "nécessairement faux". Ces quatre valeurs sont à la base de la logique quaternaire de Rescher. 1, record 1, French, - monde%20possible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
sémantique des mondes possibles 1, record 1, French, - monde%20possible
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Notion propre à la logique modale employée couramment en traitement sémantique de l'information où elle décrit un certain état du savoir à un moment donné. Une vérité nécessaire reste vraie dans tous les mondes possibles tandis qu'une vérité contingente peut s'appliquer à un des mondes possibles mais pas à tous. 1, record 1, French, - monde%20possible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- possible world
1, record 2, English, possible%20world
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- possible worlds 2, record 2, English, possible%20worlds
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Modal logics are characterized from a semantic point of view by the notion of possible worlds; each world characterizing a certain knowledge state at a given moment. 3, record 2, English, - possible%20world
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- monde possible
1, record 2, French, monde%20possible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mondes possibles 2, record 2, French, mondes%20possibles
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une vérité nécessaire est vraie dans tous les mondes possibles, tandis qu'une vérité contingente est vraie dans le monde réel mais pas dans tous les mondes possibles. 2, record 2, French, - monde%20possible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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