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Background knowledge is important to theory formation, as it is the starting point from which the theory evolves. We discuss here what background knowledge HR is supplied with and how it is supplied. As all concepts are built from ones already in the theory, every concept is ultimately built from those supplied initially by the user. If we note that all the conjectures, theorems and proofs are based on concepts, we see that the choice of initial concepts will have a profound effect on the theories produced. While there is some scope for giving HR many initial concepts, we have so far only experimented with giving HR the fundamental concepts of a domain.
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Colton, S. (2002). Background Knowledge. In: Automated Theory Formation in Pure Mathematics. Distinguished Dissertations. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0147-5_5
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