Basic CBR Elements

Abstract

This chapter introduces the basic concepts of Case-Based Reasoning. It does not require any previous knowledge about the topic. The intention is the reader should understand the principal ideas and follow the descriptions of the first examples, the remaining chapters in PART I, and PART II. This chapter provides fundamental basis for understanding the remainder of the book. In most cases no formal definitions are used. In later chapters the concepts will be extended and put on a more formal basis as well as be illustrated by examples.