17 Feb 2005
CS 3243 - Constraint Satisfaction
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Arc consistency
nSimplest form of propagation makes each arc consistent
nX àY is consistent iff
nfor every value x of X there is some allowed y
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nArcs are directed, a binary constraint becomes two arcs
nNSW Þ SA arc originally not consistent, is consistent after deleting blue
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