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Deductive classifier
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TL;DR. An AI inference engine that uses domain knowledge expressed as declarations to classify information.
Technical Definition
An AI inference engine that uses domain knowledge expressed as declarations to classify information.
How it works
A deductive classifier functions as an artificial intelligence inference engine. It takes a set of declarations about a specific domain, such as medical research, and uses logical reasoning to perform classification. These declarations can define classes, properties, and constraints.
Related Concepts
- Expert system — AI programs that mimic the decision-making ability of a human expert using a knowledge base and inference rules.
- Inference engine — A component of an AI system that uses logical rules to deduce new information from a knowledge base.
- Logic programming — Logic programming is a programming paradigm based on formal logic, where programs express facts and rules to solve problems.