"Horn clause" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Horn clauses [plural]
Etymology: Named after American logician Alfred Horn (1918–2001). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|logician||||}} logician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Alfred Horn}} Alfred Horn, {{named-after|en|Alfred Horn|born=1918|died=2001|nat=American|occ=logician|wplink==}} Named after American logician Alfred Horn (1918–2001) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Horn clause (plural Horn clauses)
  1. (logic) A clause (disjunction of literals) with at most one positive literal. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-Horn_clause-en-noun-LFWM~yDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences

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