Epstein Secrets

PLN performs the translation from Evaluation into Inheritance form via the inference steps Evaluation contains (Tree° Image4) --> \\ definition of SatisfyingSet Member Image4 (SatisfyingSet (Evaluation contains(Tree0 *)) ) -- \\ definition of hasTreeO Member Image4 hasTree0 --> \\ M2I, Member to Inheritan

(tv4) ANDLink tv5 = OF2(tvi, tv2, tv3, tv4) Near (self , toy) (tits) The target theorem is "How near I am to the toy if I climb on the pillow." PredictivelmplicationLink Climb_on(pillow) Near(self, toy) (?) And the inference chain as follows 1. Axiom 2 with axiom 1 Near(toy, cupboard_edge) (tv6) 2. Step 1 with a

n by ExtensionalEquivalenceLink ConceptNode: EatingEvents SatisfyingSetLink PredicateNode: eat In other words, we say that "EatingEvents" is the SatisfyingSet of the predicate "eat": it is the set of entities that satisfy the predicate "eat". Note that the truth values of MemberLink and EvaluationLink are

$imultaneousANDLink which combine logical relation between the argument with temporal relation between their arguments. For instance, we might say PredictivelmplicationLink PredicateNode: JumpOffCliff PredicateNode: Dead or including arguments, PredictivelmplicationLink EvaluationLink JumpOffCliff $X EvaluationLink

ven by ExtensionalEquivalenceLink ConceptNode: EatingEvents SatisfyingSetLink PredicateNode: eal In other words, we say that "EatingEvents" is the SatisfyingSet of the predicate "eat": it is the set of entities that satisfy the predicate "eat". Note that the truth values of MemberLink and EvaluationLink are f

indicates the likelihood of the sequence of events occurring in that order, with gap lying within the specified time interval. The truth value of the PredictivelmplicationLink version indicates the likelihood of the second event, conditional on the occurrence of the first event (within the given time interval restriction).