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An '''expert''' is someone who is considered to possess [[knowledge]] and/or [[technique]] in a specialist field of study or activity above that of the average person. Those with great skills and knowledge may be called upon to give testimony in a [[court]] of [[law]] to enable a [[judge]] and/or [[jury]] to determine the veracity of items of evidence.
 
An '''expert''' is someone who is considered to possess [[knowledge]] and/or [[technique]] in a specialist field of study or activity above that of the average person. Those with great skills and knowledge may be called upon to give testimony in a [[court]] of [[law]] to enable a [[judge]] and/or [[jury]] to determine the veracity of items of evidence.
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The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] began to limit the use of expert testimony in [[trial]]s in ''[Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]]''.  Subsequent decisions have placed additional limits on the use of experts in [[trial]]s, but they still exert enormous influence on juries.
    
An '''expert system''' is a [[computer program]] that uses decision-trees evaluate responses from an individual and give [[diagnosis]] or propose a plan of action  
 
An '''expert system''' is a [[computer program]] that uses decision-trees evaluate responses from an individual and give [[diagnosis]] or propose a plan of action  
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