Knuth–Bendix completion algorithm

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algorithm
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Knuth,_D.E.;_Bendix,_P.B._(1970)._'Simple_word_problems_in_universal_algebras.'_Computational_Problems_in_Abstract_Algebra.
gptkbp:field computer science
automated theorem proving
term rewriting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Knuth–Bendix completion algorithm
gptkbp:introducedIn 1970
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Donald_Knuth
gptkb:Peter_Bendix
gptkbp:purpose transform a set of equations into a confluent term rewriting system
gptkbp:relatedTo confluence
equational logic
rewriting rules
term rewriting system
gptkbp:usedFor automated theorem proving
word problem for algebraic structures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._E._Knuth
gptkb:Elliott_Dershowitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6