Apparent nondeterminism in actions

Norman Foo, Rex Kwok, Yan Zhang

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Abstract

Nondeterminism has a central role in computer science, and poses difficulties for many formalisations of domain knowledge in artificial intelligence. In particular, the nondeterminism of actions often complicate the formal treatments of actions. This paper elucidates some possible sources of nondeterminism in theories of actions. The emphasis is on how nondeterminism may arise from inadequacies of the representation language, the identification of which can suggest strategies for reducing or eliminating the apparent nondeterminism. Copyright

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)360-368
Number of pages9
JournalAustralian Computer Journal
Volume33
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2001

Keywords

  • Actions
  • Nondeterminism

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