Logic Programming
Logic programming is a programming paradigm that is based on formal logic. It is used for knowledge representation and reasoning in databases and AI applications. A program, database, or knowledge base in a logic programming language is a set of sentences in logical form, expressing facts and rules about a problem domain.
Areas of application
- Databases
- Artificial Intelligence
- Knowledge Representation
- Reasoning Systems
- Expert Systems
Example
For example, a logic program could be used to represent and reason about medical knowledge, such as symptoms and treatments for different diseases. The program would consist of a set of sentences in logical form, such as ‘If a patient has a fever and a cough, then they may have the flu’.