Article | REF: H3740 V2

Knowledge-based systems

Authors: Jean-Paul HATON, Marie-Christine HATON

Publication date: May 10, 2012, Review date: March 1, 2023 | Lire en français

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    3. Reasoning

    Reasoning can be defined as a sequence of statements or symbolic representations directed towards a goal, which can take a variety of forms: demonstrating, convincing, elucidating, interpreting, deciding, justifying, explaining and so on.

    Such a sequence is an important feature of reasoning. It is generally non-linear and requires backtracking, which is present in almost all AI systems, just as it is in human reasoning.

    3.1 Reasoning control

    The indeterminacy inherent in most real-life applications and the combinatorial explosion of solutions make it essential to actively, efficiently and, if possible, intelligently supervise the succession of reasoning steps. The problem of guiding and supervising...

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