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One of the most essential properties of a cognitive being is its ability to learn. Learningis the “process of acquiring modifications in existing knowledge, skills, habits,or tendencies through experience, practice, or exercise” (Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007).
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Frommberger, L. (2010). Introduction. In: Qualitative Spatial Abstraction in Reinforcement Learning. Cognitive Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16590-0_1
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