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We show how a negation operation which allows for the possibility to represent explicit negative information can be added to Prolog without essentially altering its computational structure.
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Pearce, D., Wagner, G. (1991). Logic programming with strong negation. In: Schroeder-Heister, P. (eds) Extensions of Logic Programming. ELP 1989. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 475. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0038700
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