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Information retrieval involves uncertainty. In an information system, the user is not certain about the contents of the information system, and the system is not certain about the users needs. Information retrieval is about bridging this gap. In this paper, we show how this uncertainty problem can be addressed by using default logic.
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Hunter, A. (1995). Using default logic in information retrieval. In: Froidevaux, C., Kohlas, J. (eds) Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning and Uncertainty. ECSQARU 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 946. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60112-0_27
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