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rule-based

rule-based adjective: based on a series of simple "if-then" rules.

Adjective

rule-based (not comparable)

  1. (or expert system) Based on a series of simple "if-then" rules.

Questions about rule-based

What does rule-based mean?
Rule-based means based on a series of simple "if-then" rules.
What part of speech is rule-based?
Rule-based is an adjective.

Words near rule-based in the dictionary

  1. rule the roast
  2. rule the roost
  3. rule the school
  4. rule utilitarianism
  5. rule with a rod of iron
  6. rule-based
  7. rule-book
  8. rule-books
  9. rule-bound
  10. rule-breaker
  11. rule-follower

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