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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.7
Combining Generalization Algorithms in Regular Collapse-Free Theories

Authors: Mauricio Ayala-Rincón, David M. Cerna, Temur Kutsia, and Christophe Ringeissen

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 337, 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)

Abstract
We look at the generalization problem modulo some equational theories. This problem is dual to the unification problem: given two input terms, we want to find a common term whose respective two instances are equivalent to the original terms modulo the theory. There exist algorithms for finding generalizations over various equational theories. We focus on modular construction of equational generalization algorithms for the union of signature-disjoint theories. Specifically, we consider the class of regular and collapse-free theories, showing how to combine existing generalization algorithms to produce specific solutions in these cases. Additionally, we identify a class of theories that admit a generalization algorithm based on the application of axioms to resolve the problem. To define this class, we rely on the notion of syntactic theories, a concept originally introduced to develop unification procedures similar to the one known for syntactic unification. We demonstrate that syntactic theories are also helpful in developing generalization procedures similar to those used for syntactic generalization.
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Mauricio Ayala-Rincón, David M. Cerna, Temur Kutsia, and Christophe Ringeissen. Combining Generalization Algorithms in Regular Collapse-Free Theories. In 10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 337, pp. 7:1-7:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{ayalarincon_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.7,
  author =	{Ayala-Rinc\'{o}n, Mauricio and Cerna, David M. and Kutsia, Temur and Ringeissen, Christophe},
  title =	{{Combining Generalization Algorithms in Regular Collapse-Free Theories}},
  booktitle =	{10th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2025)},
  pages =	{7:1--7:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-374-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{337},
  editor =	{Fern\'{a}ndez, Maribel},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.7},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-236228},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2025.7},
  annote =	{Keywords: Generalization, Anti-unification, Equational theories, Combination}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2020.26
Unital Anti-Unification: Type and Algorithms

Authors: David M. Cerna and Temur Kutsia

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 167, 5th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2020)

Abstract
Unital equational theories are defined by axioms that assert the existence of the unit element for some function symbols. We study anti-unification (AU) in unital theories and address the problems of establishing generalization type and designing anti-unification algorithms. First, we prove that when the term signature contains at least two unital functions, anti-unification is of the nullary type by showing that there exists an AU problem, which does not have a minimal complete set of generalizations. Next, we consider two special cases: the linear variant and the fragment with only one unital symbol, and design AU algorithms for them. The algorithms are terminating, sound, complete, and return tree grammars from which the set of generalizations can be constructed. Anti-unification for both special cases is finitary. Further, the algorithm for the one-unital fragment is extended to the unrestricted case. It terminates and returns a tree grammar which produces an infinite set of generalizations. At the end, we discuss how the nullary type of unital anti-unification might affect the anti-unification problem in some combined theories, and list some open questions.
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David M. Cerna and Temur Kutsia. Unital Anti-Unification: Type and Algorithms. In 5th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2020). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 167, pp. 26:1-26:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)

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@InProceedings{cerna_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2020.26,
  author =	{Cerna, David M. and Kutsia, Temur},
  title =	{{Unital Anti-Unification: Type and Algorithms}},
  booktitle =	{5th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2020)},
  pages =	{26:1--26:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-155-9},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2020},
  volume =	{167},
  editor =	{Ariola, Zena M.},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2020.26},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-123482},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2020.26},
  annote =	{Keywords: Anti-unification, tree grammars, unital theories, collapse theories}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.10
A Generic Framework for Higher-Order Generalizations

Authors: David M. Cerna and Temur Kutsia

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 131, 4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019)

Abstract
We consider a generic framework for anti-unification of simply typed lambda terms. It helps to compute generalizations which contain maximally common top part of the input expressions, without nesting generalization variables. The rules of the corresponding anti-unification algorithm are formulated, and their soundness and termination are proved. The algorithm depends on a parameter which decides how to choose terms under generalization variables. Changing the particular values of the parameter, we obtained four new unitary variants of higher-order anti-unification and also showed how the already known pattern generalization fits into the schema.
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David M. Cerna and Temur Kutsia. A Generic Framework for Higher-Order Generalizations. In 4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 131, pp. 10:1-10:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)

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@InProceedings{cerna_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.10,
  author =	{Cerna, David M. and Kutsia, Temur},
  title =	{{A Generic Framework for Higher-Order Generalizations}},
  booktitle =	{4th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2019)},
  pages =	{10:1--10:19},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-107-8},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{131},
  editor =	{Geuvers, Herman},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.10},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-105175},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2019.10},
  annote =	{Keywords: anti-unification, typed lambda calculus, least general generalization}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.12
Higher-Order Equational Pattern Anti-Unification

Authors: David M. Cerna and Temur Kutsia

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 108, 3rd International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2018)

Abstract
We consider anti-unification for simply typed lambda terms in associative, commutative, and associative-commutative theories and develop a sound and complete algorithm which takes two lambda terms and computes their generalizations in the form of higher-order patterns. The problem is finitary: the minimal complete set of generalizations contains finitely many elements. We define the notion of optimal solution and investigate special fragments of the problem for which the optimal solution can be computed in linear or polynomial time.
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David M. Cerna and Temur Kutsia. Higher-Order Equational Pattern Anti-Unification. In 3rd International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2018). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 108, pp. 12:1-12:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2018)

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@InProceedings{cerna_et_al:LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.12,
  author =	{Cerna, David M. and Kutsia, Temur},
  title =	{{Higher-Order Equational Pattern Anti-Unification}},
  booktitle =	{3rd International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2018)},
  pages =	{12:1--12:17},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-077-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2018},
  volume =	{108},
  editor =	{Kirchner, H\'{e}l\`{e}ne},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.12},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-91826},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.FSCD.2018.12},
  annote =	{Keywords: Simply typed lambda calculus, anti-unification, equational theories}
}
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