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			  Weakening of Terms

			Fernando C. N. Pereira

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Copyright 1987 by Fernando C. N. Pereira

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weaken(Strong,Weak) :-
   weaken(Strong,Weak,[]).

weaken(X,X,_) :- var(X).
weaken(A,A,_) :- atomic(A).
weaken(Strong, Weak, Path) :-
   nonvar(Strong),
   functor(Strong, F, N),
   N>0,
   ( member((F,N), Path) -> true
   ; functor(Weak, F, N),
       weaken_args(N, Strong, Weak, [(F,N)|Path]) ).

weaken_args(0,_,_,_).
weaken_args(N,Strong,Weak,Path) :-
   N>0,
   arg(N,Strong,StrongArg),
   arg(N,Weak,WeakArg),
   weaken(StrongArg,WeakArg,Path),
   N1 is N-1,
   weaken_args(N1,Strong,Weak,Path).

member(X,[X|_]).
member(X,[_|L]) :- member(X,L).
