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Prolog: A programming language for fifth-generation computing

Ralph W. Wilkerson

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A description is given of Prolog, a contraction of PROgramming in LOGic, which uses the formalism of mathematical logic as its primary design principle. The structure of Prolog is examined, and a database program is described to illustrate its application. An application to an artificial intelligence problem, the Towers of Hanoi, is also given.

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A description is given of Prolog, a contraction of PROgramming in LOGic, which uses the formalism of mathematical logic as its primary design principle. The structure of Prolog is examined, and a database program is described to illustrate its application. An application to an artificial intelligence problem, the Towers of Hanoi, is also given.

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A description is given of Prolog, a contraction of PROgramming in LOGic, which uses the formalism of mathematical logic as its primary design principle. The structure of Prolog is examined, and a database program is described to illustrate its application. An application to an artificial intelligence problem, the Towers of Hanoi, is also given.

Key concepts: Prolog, Logic programming, Programming language, Computer science, Formalism (music), Horn clause, Logic program, Fifth-generation programming language

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