
To demonstrate the multiple-language measurement strategy described in Chapter 6, we must choose and use a reference language. Prolog has been shown to be suitable for the purpose, and although it is not our aim to teach the reader Prolog, we must explain its properties in just sufficient detail to demonstrate its role in the measurement strategy.
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