Baseinferred

Baseinferred is a term used in theoretical discussions of inference in artificial intelligence and logic to denote a class of conclusions that follow directly from a base set of facts and rules. The concept is most often discussed in the context of knowledge bases, rule-based systems, and formal logics.

Usage is not standardized. In some treatments, a baseinferred statement is one that follows from the base knowledge without recourse to external evidence or higher-level assumptions; in others, it refers to the immediate outputs produced by a rule engine given the current base facts.

Formal criterion: A statement S is baseinferred from a knowledge base KB under a rule set R if S is entailed by KB via R; equivalently, S lies in the closure Cl_R(KB). The notion emphasizes derivations that stay within the predefined base framework and do not introduce new assumptions beyond the base facts and rules.

Examples: If KB includes the facts "A" and "B" and a rule "A and B imply C," then C is baseinferred. In probabilistic settings, baseinferred may refer to conclusions with probability conditioned only on the base facts and rules, without additional evidence.

Applications and limitations: The term is used in discussions of explainable AI, knowledge graphs, and reasoning benchmarks to distinguish foundational inferences from those requiring learning or external evidence. Because definitions vary, baseinferred is not a universally standardized concept and can differ between researchers and systems. See also deduction, logical consequence, and knowledge base closure.