Accession Number:

AD0743543

Title:

Data Base Operations Indicated by Universal Quantifiers

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Diller, Timothy C.

Report Date:

1972-05-25

Pagination or Media Count:

11.0

Abstract:

The paper shows that two different data management operations are required by the use of the English universal quantifiers all, each, and every in a question-answering system. Each operation is explained and illustrated with queries applicable to a data base of census information.

Descriptors:

• *DATA PROCESSING
• *INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE
• POPULATION
• SEARCH THEORY

Subject Categories:

• Information Science

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE