10 Mar 2004
CS 3243 - Uncertainty
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Syntax
nAtomic event: A complete specification
of the state of the world
about which the agent is uncertain
E.g., if the world consists
of only two Boolean variables Cavity and Toothache, then there are 4 distinct atomic events:
Cavity = false ÙToothache = false
Cavity = false Ù Toothache = true
Cavity = true Ù Toothache = false
Cavity = true Ù Toothache = true
nAtomic events are mutually exclusive and exhaustive