17 Feb 2005
CS 3243 - Constraint Satisfaction
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Arc consistency
n
Simplest form of propagation makes each arc
consistent
n
X
à
Y
is consistent iff
n
for
every
value
x
of
X
there is
some
allowed
y
n
n
n
n
n
n
n
If
X
loses a value, neighbors of
X
need to be (re)checked