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The paper investigates learning functions for first order languages. Several types of convergence and identification in the limit are defined. Positive and negative results on learning problems are presented throughout the paper.
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Lauth, B. Inductive inference in the limit for first-order sentences. Stud Logica 52, 491–517 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01053257
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01053257