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Clancey, William J. – 1986
The concept of a qualitative model provides a unifying perspective for understanding how expert systems differ from conventional programs. Knowledge bases contain qualitative models of systems in the world, that is, primarily non-numeric descriptions that provide a basis for explaining and predicting behavior and formulating action plans. The…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer System Design, Expert Systems, Inferences