"definite clause" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: definite clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} definite clause (plural definite clauses)
  1. (logic) A Horn clause with exactly one positive literal. Wikipedia link: Horn clause Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-definite_clause-en-noun-8ivczval Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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