A THEORY OF SIMPLE CONCEPTS WITH APPLICATIONS,

Abstract

A theoretical study leading toward the solution of a class of inventory problems by digital computation is reported. Using a formal model of concepts in the activity of object recognition due to Banerji, a theory of simple concepts is constructed. The algebraic structure of the class of simple concepts is developed. A relationship between the formal notions of relevance and simplicity on the set of concepts is proved. The simple concepts are shown to be precisely that class that can be learned by a certain focusing strategy. Consideration of the characteristics of the set of simple concepts leads to a new technique for concept description, which is presented as a formalism. Progress on a concept learning machine based upon the proposed formalism for concept description is discussed. The machine will have a formidable capacity for self-organization, and appears to be applicable for solution of some of the inventory problems discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609421

Entities

People

  • Thomas G. Windeknecht

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computations
  • Computer Vision
  • Identification
  • Image Processing
  • Image Recognition
  • Inventory
  • Learning
  • Learning Machines
  • Object Recognition
  • Recognition
  • Self Organizing Systems

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  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Theoretical Analysis.