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We describe the main characteristics of version 0.61 of the E equational theorem prover. E is based on superposition (with literal selection) and rewriting. A particular strength of E is the ability to control the proof search very well. This is reflected by a very powerful and flexible interface for the specification of clause selection functions, and by a wide variety of functions for the selection of inference literals. We discuss some important aspects of the implementation and demonstrate the performance of the prover by presenting experimental results on the TPTP. Finally, we describe our future plans for the system.
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Schulz, S. (2001). System Abstract: E 0.61. In: Goré, R., Leitsch, A., Nipkow, T. (eds) Automated Reasoning. IJCAR 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2083. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45744-5_28
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