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package org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.proof;

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import java.util.List;

/**
 * A general type of inferences, which can be performed by a reasoner.
 * 
 * @author Yevgeny Kazakov
 *
 * @param 
 *            the type of conclusions and premises this inference operate with
 */
public interface ReasonerInference {

	/**
	 * @return the name of this inference
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * @return the conclusion that is derived using this inference
	 */
	C getConclusion();

	/**
	 * @return the premises from which the conclusion of this inference is
	 *         derived
	 */
	List getPremises();

}