backchain

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verb

To perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.

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Meanings

verbbackchain (third-person singular simple present backchains, present participle backchaining, simple past and past participle backchained)

present singular third person backchains · participle present backchaining · participle past backchained · past backchained

  1. artificial intelligencecomputingTo perform inferences, starting with a list of goals (or a hypothesis) and working backwards from the consequent to the antecedent.

Origin

From back + chain.

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APA

backchain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchain

MLA

“backchain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backchain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backchain.

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