Package nltk :: Package sem :: Module logic :: Class VariableBinderExpression

Class VariableBinderExpression

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SubstituteBindingsI --+    
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             Expression --+
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                         VariableBinderExpression

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This an abstract class for any Expression that binds a variable in an Expression. This includes LambdaExpressions and Quanitifed Expressions

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, variable, term)
x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

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simplify(self)

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replace(self, variable, expression, replace_bound=False)
Replace every instance of 'variable' with 'expression'

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alpha_convert(self, newvar)
Rename all occurrences of the variable introduced by this variable binder in the expression to @newvar. source code

variables(self)
Return a set of all the variables that are available to be replaced.

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free(self, indvar_only=True)
Return a set of all the free (non-bound) variables in self.

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__eq__(self, other)
Defines equality modulo alphabetic variance.

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Inherited from Expression: __and__, __call__, __gt__, __hash__, __lt__, __neg__, __or__, __repr__, __str__, applyto, negate, substitute_bindings, tp_equals

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __getattribute__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__

Properties

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Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

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init(self, variable, term)
(Constructor)

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x.__init__(...) initializes x; see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature

Parameters:

variable - Variable, for the variable
term - Expression, for the term

Overrides: object.__init__

replace(self, variable, expression, replace_bound=False)

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Replace every instance of 'variable' with 'expression'

Parameters:

variable - Variable The variable to replace
expression - Expression The expression with which to replace it
replace_bound - boolean Should bound variables be replaced?

alpha_convert(self, newvar)

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Rename all occurrences of the variable introduced by this variable binder in the expression to @newvar.

Parameters:

newvar - Variable, for the new variable

variables(self)

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Return a set of all the variables that are available to be replaced. This includes free (non-bound) variables as well as predicates.

Returns:: set of Variables
Overrides: Expression.variables

See Also: Expression.variables()

free(self, indvar_only=True)

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Return a set of all the free (non-bound) variables in self. Variables serving as predicates are no included.

Parameters:

indvar_only - boolean only return individual variables?

Returns:

set of Variables

Overrides: Expression.free

See Also: Expression.free()

eq(self, other)
(Equality operator)

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Defines equality modulo alphabetic variance. If we are comparing \x.M and \y.N, then check equality of M and N[x/y].

Overrides: Expression.__eq__

Class VariableBinderExpression

__init__(self, variable, term) (Constructor)

replace(self, variable, expression, replace_bound=False)

alpha_convert(self, newvar)

variables(self)

free(self, indvar_only=True)

__eq__(self, other) (Equality operator)

init(self, variable, term)
(Constructor)

eq(self, other)
(Equality operator)