Package org.tweetyproject.arg.deductive.accumulator

Interface Accumulator

All Known Implementing Classes:
SimpleAccumulator
public interface Accumulator
Classes implementing this interface represent accumulators in the sense of Definition 8.11 in

Philippe Besnard and Anthony Hunter. A logic-based theory of deductive arguments. In Artificial Intelligence, 128(1-2):203-235, 2001.
Author:
Matthias Thimm

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    double
    accumulate(List<Double> pro, List<Double> contra)
    Accumulates the pros and contras of the given list into a single double.

  • Method Details

    • accumulate

      double accumulate(List<Double> pro, List<Double> contra)
      Accumulates the pros and contras of the given list into a single double. The higher the value the more convincing the pros, the lower the more convincing the contras. In general, if the value is greater 0 then the query under consideration can be accepted.
      Parameters:
      pro - some doubles.
      contra - some doubles.
      Returns:
      a double.