Division of Informatics
Forrest Hill & 80 South Bridge
Research Paper #464 | |
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| Title: | Why Concept Learning is a Good Idea |
| Authors: | Thornton,C |
| Date: | 1990 |
| Presented: | Submitted to ECAI-90 |
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| Abstract: | The paper provides an information theoretic account for similarity-based concept learning. It shows that the process can be understood as the attempt to minimise both the information content and equivocation (noise) of inputs from the environment. |
| Download: | NO ONLINE COPY |
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