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In this chapter, the execution model of Standard Prolog is described. It formalises its main characteristics: nondeterminism (multiplicity of the solutions), backtracking and control. Knowledge of this is needed in order to understand the meaning of many built-in predicates and the behaviour of a program.
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- Current Node
- Failure Node
- Construction Algorithm
- Execution Model
- Initial Goal
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Deransart, P., Ed-Dbali, A., Cervoni, L. (1996). Prolog Execution Model. In: Prolog: The Standard. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61411-8_4
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