Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
rule atoms
English answer:
basic components of rules
English term
Romania
rule atoms
| 4 +1 | basic components of rules |
philgoddard
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| 5 +1 | building block of a rule |
Marijke Singer
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basic components of rules
http://www.w3.org/Robot/tcl/Constraint.html
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building block of a rule
A rule can be simple or complex. Complex rules can be expressed as logical combinations of simpler rules, called Rule Atoms.
Rule Atoms
Definition
A Rule Atom is the simplest form of a rule, and the building block of every rule. Anything simpler can not be called a rule, and anything more complicated cannot be called a rule atom.
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