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Given a set of first-order equations T, we describe some restrictions on T which ensure that there are no infinite narrowing derivations using T. The criteria are also applicable when T is used to perform E-narrowing modulo a set of simple linear permutative equations E.
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Christian, J. (1992). Some termination criteria for narrowing and E-narrowing. In: Kapur, D. (eds) Automated Deduction—CADE-11. CADE 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 607. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55602-8_193
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