Extracting answers in circumscription:

Abstract: "This paper gives a solution to two problems that arise in recent implementations of theorem provers for circumscription. The first problem is that, when a query contains variables, they only produce yes/no answers, rather than returning the actual values of the variables for which th...

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Main Authors: Helft, Nicolas (Author), Inoue, Katsumi (Author), Poole, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tokyo, Japan 1990
Series:Shin-Sedai-Konpyūta-Gijutsu-Kaihatsu-Kikō <Tōkyō>: ICOT technical memorandum 855
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Summary:Abstract: "This paper gives a solution to two problems that arise in recent implementations of theorem provers for circumscription. The first problem is that, when a query contains variables, they only produce yes/no answers, rather than returning the actual values of the variables for which the query holds. The problem can be attributed to these theorem provers finding all explanations for a goal, rather than finding a minimal disjunct of these explanations. As well as providing answer extraction, we show how this technique of finding only minimal disjuncts of explanations can save much redundant computation."
Physical Description:7 S.

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