Abstract
Prolog is becoming a popular language in A. I. applications and particularly in the implementation of knowledge based expert systems. We have identified three different uses of Prolog: (1) building expert systems directly in ordinary Prolog, (2) using Prolog as the implementation language for an higher level of interpretation, and (3) extending Prolog with suitable features and directly using it.
In this paper, we define the three uses in more details, compare them, and cite some concrete examples.
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Rossi, G. Uses of Prolog in implementation of expert systems. New Gener Comput 4, 321–329 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03037410
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