In terms of consequence relations, circumscription allows us to define, for each predicate P, a non-monotonic relation A(P) φ that holds precisely when A*(P) ⊨ φ. (This basic form of circumscription has been generalized, for, in practice, one needs to minimize the extension of a predicate, while allowing the extension of certain other predicates to vary).
A useful way to look at this process is as a kind of minimization, i.e., an attempt to minimize the extension of a given predicate ("flight-between," in this case).
In the case of circumscription, the most preferred models are those that minimize the extension of certain predicates, but many other kinds of preference relations can be used instead, so long as the preference relations are transitive and irreflexive (a strict partial order).
To create high quality libraries with RD-PCR, two skew primers for each parental sequence must be used to minimize skew extension without recombination, such as parental background and a bias toward crossovers at the termini of the genes.
In this paper we formulate such optimization problem with the objective of minimizing the extension of land characterized by high fire hazard.
This invites the use of something like circumscription, minimizing the extension of the predicate causes.
Among remaining "feasible" pairs, blips are assigned to tracks in such a way as to minimize the total "extension distance"; i.e. generally by matching tracks to their nearest feasible blips, and settling conflicts according to the minimum extension criterion.
In this study, we formulate the design problem in terms of a bi-objective optimization: minimizing both the extension of land characterized by high fire hazard and the cost of treatment.
Indeed, an NMR study of SDS micelles labeled with paramagnetic ions such as Co(DS 2 revealed that the charged surface was smooth and the chains minimized their radial extension.
This work incorporates Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and its prime artifact pheromone, which has been modified as a pheromone extension module to minimize ripples when cross-coding.
We propose three puncturing and two extension schemes, which are designed to determine the puncturing positions that minimize the performance degradation and the extension that maximizes the performance.
