Production system (computer science)

Production systems are computer programs that can learn how to do certain tasks. They work by looking at examples of tasks and then using these examples to build rules, or “productions”, that tell the computer what to do in certain situations. For example, a production system might be given examples of simple math problems (like 3+2=5) and then it can build a production that says “If you see a math problem with two numbers followed by an equals sign, add the two numbers together.” Then the computer can use that production to solve other math problems, like 6+7=?