New Conditions for the Existence of Least Generalizations under Relative Subsumption

  • Authors:
  • Akihiro Yamamoto

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • ILP '00 Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Inductive Logic Programming
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

Least common generalization under relative subsumption (LGRS) is a fundamental concept in Inductive Logic Programming. In this paper we give several new conditions for the existence of LGRSs. In previous researches the existence of LGRSs was guaranteed when a background theory is logically equivalent to conjunction of finitely many ground literals. Each of our conditions allows a background theory to have clauses with variables in it. The conditions are obtained using the bottom method (or the bottom generalization method), with which any clause subsuming a positive example relative to a background theory can be derived. We also compare the conditions with those for the existence of relative least generalizations under generalized subsumption (LGGSs).