ideal observer

collocation in English

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ideal
adjective
uk
/aɪˈdɪəl/us
/aɪˈdiː.əl/
perfect, or the ...
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observer
noun[C]
uk
/əbˈzɜː.vər/us
/əbˈzɝː.vɚ/
a person who watches what happens but has no active part ...
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(Definition ofidealandobserverfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The solid curve in each graph signifies the settings of theidealobserverthat compensates for changes in test surface azimuth.
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From the perspective of the previous perceptual models and the assumption of anidealobserver, these two approaches are equivalent.
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However, theidealobserverdoes not know which window belongs to which stimulus condition.
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The settings for anidealobserverwho perfectly compensates for changes in test patch orientation and punctate source position.
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The dashed curve in each graph signifies the settings of theidealobserverthat compensates for changes in test surface elevation.
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Examples would be theories that deployidealobserveror ideal advisor devices, or the notion of the virtuous person.
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Theidealobserveris only assumed to know that, on average, the motion bias leads to an increased activity.
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But it also serves to transform the painting's treatment of its subject, rendering it encyclopedic rather than allegorical, constructing itsidealobserveras a kind of suburban connoisseur.
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Anidealobserveris usually characterized as a being who is perfectly rational, imaginative, and informed, among other things.
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As with "idealobserverdecoding", a convention must be agreed to for non-unique decoding.
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Those proposing theidealobservertheory do not assert that any real ideal observers actually exist.
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This makesidealobservertheory a subjectivist yet universalist form of cognitivism.
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Note that if all codewords are equally likely to be sent then this scheme is equivalent to "idealobserverdecoding".
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If there is uncertainty in the task, then perfect performance is impossible and theidealobserverwill make errors.
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The fundamental role of uncertainty and noise implies that ideal observers must be defined in probabilistic (statistical) terms.
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