Look up: Planning

1. Planning
   In computer science, and particularly in artificial intelligence, the task of determining a stepwise plan to accomplish a very specific task.
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2. Planning
   Setting appropriate objectives for R & D work; then selecting courses of action which are most likely to result in their effective fulfilment.
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3. planning
   [n] - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening 2. [n] - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action 3. [n] - the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
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4. Planning
   Although planning is strictly speaking a cognitive process, not a form of memory (i.e. it is something the mind does, not something it contains or creates), it is nevertheless a process which requires memory, (a) to store its primary products (i.e. the plans), (b) to store the action schemas needed
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5. Planning
   The process where a housebuilder’s plans will be examined and detailed by local planning officers. Planning can take years for approval as many amendments may have to be made
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6. planning
   that set of processes and procedures which regulate the distribution of land uses and which is responsible for policies covering the development,conservation or change of human-made or natural features of the land surface Category: Building industry • the predesign of the detailed layout,main roadways,and workings of a mine or group of mines Category: Mining • the organizat…
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7. planning
   In cancer care, this consists of individualising the patients treatment plan by the study of published literature, consultation with specialist colleagues, calculation of dosages and schedules and designing the protocol. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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8. planning
   preparation noun the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; `his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties`
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9. planning
   noun an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; `the planning was more fun than the trip itself`
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10. Planning
    `Planning` is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired future on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behaviour. This thought process is essential to the creation and refinement of a plan, or integration of it with other plans, that is, it combines forecasting of developments with the prepararation of ...
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11. Planning
    `Planning` is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired future on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behaviour. This thought process is essential to the creation and refinement of a plan, or integration of it with other plans, that is, it combines forecasting of developments with the prepararation of ...
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12. Planning
    `Planning` is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired future on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behaviour. This thought process is essential to the creation and refinement of a plan, or integration of it with other plans, that is, it combines forecasting of developments with the prepararation of ...
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13. planning
    (plan´ing) consciously setting forth a scheme to achieve a desired end or goal. family planning the practice of birth control measures, including any of numerous methods; see contraception. natural family planning methods of avoiding conception without the ...
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14. Planning
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plan
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15. planning
    (from the article `accounting`) The first major component of internal accounting systems for management`s use is the company`s system for establishing budgetary plans and setting ... ...(1) organizing—devising and revising organizational structures of authority and functional responsibility and facilitating two-way, reciprocal, ......
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16. Planning
    Activities in which students plan some or all of the activity encourage engagement by students and help to develop metacognitive skills. Planning a hypothetical activity (like a trip to Jupiter) helps students make connections between theoretical concepts and their daily lives.
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17. planning
    Production and allocation of resources determined by a central authority.
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