unification
English
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Etymology
Either from unify + -ification or from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French unification
Noun
unification (countable and uncountable, plural unifications)
- The act of unifying.
- The state of being unified.
- (mathematical logic, computer science) Given two terms, their join with respect to a specialisation order.
- 1982, Wolfgang Bibel, Automated Theorem Proving, Braunschweig: Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, →ISBN, page 94:
- 5.7.T ( Unification theorem ) For any two terms or formulas
without quantifiers X and Y, the following holds.
(i) The unification algorithm UNIF1, applied to X, Y,
terminates after a finite number of steps.
(ii) {X, Y} is unifiable iff UNIF1 so indicates upon ter-
mination. Moreover, the substitution σ then available as out-
put is a most general unifier of {X, Y}.
- 5.7.T ( Unification theorem ) For any two terms or formulas
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
act of unifying
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state of being unified
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in mathematical logic or computer science
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See also
Further reading
- “unification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
unification f (plural unifications)
Further reading
- “unification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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