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    Classic AI: search, logic & planning· 1982

    Rete: A fast algorithm for the many pattern/many object pattern match problem

    Charles L. Forgy (first author) · 1982

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    DOI 10.1016/0004-3702(82)90020-0OpenAlex W2116502002

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    Why it matters

    Introduced Rete, the foundational efficient matching algorithm for production-rule systems.

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    1982 (from OpenAlex)
    Citations
    2,638 citations, as counted by OpenAlex (CC0)
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    0.295 · computed rank 618 · consensus 0.15, must-read 0, citations percentile 0.714 (1980s · classic-ai), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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