case-based reasoning

Terms from Artificial Intelligence: humans at the heart of algorithms

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Case-based reasing uses a database of examples (cases) andwhen it encounters a new situation matces it to the database, retreives the closest past examples, and attempts to understand the current situation in the light of these past cases. Doing this usually involves identifying the differences between the currrent situation and retreived case and working out the imoacts of this using some other form of reasoning.

Defined on pages 46, 93, 93

Used on Chap. 3: pages 46, 47, 48, 51, 52; Chap. 5: pages 90, 93

Also known as CBR, case-based