Reification
Translation- Reification
Reification may refer to:
*Reification (computer science) , making a data model for a previously abstract concept*
Reification (fallacy) , fallacy of treating an abstraction as if it were a real thing*Reification in Gestalt psychology, where an object is perceived as having more spatial information than is actually present in the original stimulus
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Reification (knowledge representation) , used to represent facts that must then be manipulated in some way*
Reification (linguistics) in natural language processing, where a natural language statement is transformed so actions and events in it become quantifiable variables*
Reification (Marxism) (German: "Verdinglichung"), the consideration of an abstraction or an object as if it had living existence and abilities; at the same time it implies the "thingification" of social relations*
Reification (statistics) , the consideration of a `perfect' model which is used to make inferences connecting (imperfect) model results with experimental observations
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reification — noun Date: 1846 the process or result of reifying … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Reification — Réification La réification consiste à transformer ou à transposer une abstraction en un objet concret, à appréhender un concept, comme une chose concrète. Le terme est aussi employé à propos des personnes vivantes. On trouve également le terme… … Wikipédia en Français
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reification — noun /ˌɹeɪəfəˈkeɪʃən/ The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living … Wiktionary
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Reification (Marxism) — Reification (German: Verdinglichung , literally: thing ification (from Latin Res meaning thing ) or Versachlichung , literally objectification or regarding something as a business matter) is the consideration of an abstraction, relation or object … Wikipedia
Reification (computer science) — Reification is the act of making an abstract concept or low level implementation detail of a programming language accessible to the programmer.For example, * the C programming language reifies the low level detail of memory addresses * the Scheme … Wikipedia
Reification (knowledge representation) — Reification in knowledge representation is sometimes used to represent facts that must then be manipulated in some way; for example, to compare logical assertions from different witnesses to determine their credibility.The message John is six… … Wikipedia