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Analogy

Analogy involves a complicated mapping between what might appear to be two dissimilar concepts.

   Bill is built like a large outdoor brick lavatory.

   He was like putty in her hands

Humans quickly recognise the abstractions involved and understand the meaning.

There are two methods of analogical problem methods studied in AI.





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