expert system
<artificial intelligence> A computer program that contains a knowledge
base and a set of algorithms or rules that infer new facts from knowledge and
from incoming data.
An expert system is an artificial intelligence application that uses a knowledge
base of human expertise to aid in solving problems. The degree of problem
solving is based on the quality of the data and rules obtained from the human
expert. Expert systems are designed to perform at a human expert level. In
practice, they will perform both well below and well above that of an individual
expert.
The expert system derives its answers by running the knowledge base through an
inference engine, a software program that interacts with the user and processes
the results from the rules and data in the knowledge base.
Expert systems are used in applications such as medical diagnosis, equipment
repair, investment analysis, financial, estate and insurance planning, route
scheduling for delivery vehicles, contract bidding, counseling for self-service
customers, production control and training.
[Difference from "knowledge-based system"?]
(1996-05-29)
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