 ##  [Model Elimination](/model-elimination) 

  ##  [Model Elimination](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/model-elimination-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A tableau-like, goal-directed proof procedure that attempts to refute a set of clauses by systematically eliminating candidate models through directed expansions and the closure of branches.