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Some problems on inductive inference from positive data

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Mathematical Methods of Specification and Synthesis of Software Systems '85 (MMSSS 1985)

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This paper describes some problems on inductive inference of formal languages from positive data: polynomial time inference and its application to practical problem, inference of unions, and inference from negative data.

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Shinohara, T. (1986). Some problems on inductive inference from positive data. In: Bibel, W., Jantke, K.P. (eds) Mathematical Methods of Specification and Synthesis of Software Systems '85. MMSSS 1985. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 215. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-16444-8_3

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