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Rete algorithm

Rete algorithm comes from Latin rete ‘net’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *rēti-.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēti-reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErete‘net’
  3. EnglishtodayRete algorithm

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rēti-reconstructedearlier origin unknown
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CErete‘net’
  3. EnglishtodayRete algorithm

Linked words

through Latin rete ‘net’

reticulum, reticle, reticular, 8 more

Today it means

noun A pattern-matching algorithm for implementing production rule systems, used to determine which of the system's rules should fire based on its data store.

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Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rēti- / Rete algorithm

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