14. A computer system to implement an inference procedure for responding to one or more configuration queries using configuration sub-models, the system comprising: a processor; and a storage medium having data encoded therein, the data comprising processor executable code for: dividing one or more configuration queries into multiple configuration sub-queries, wherein the one or more configuration queries represent one or more questions involving parts and part relationships in a configuration of a configurable product the multiple configuration sub-queries represent the one or more configuration queries, and the parts represent a composition of matter of the configurable product; processing each sub-query using at least one configuration sub-model per sub-query, wherein the configuration sub-models collectively model a configurable product; generating a response to the one or more configuration queries based upon the processing of each sub-query using at least one configuration sub-model per sub-query; and providing the response to the one or more configuration queries as data for display by a display device.
14. A computer system to implement an inference procedure for responding to one or more configuration queries using configuration sub-models, the system comprising: a processor; and a storage medium having data encoded therein, the data comprising processor executable code for: dividing one or more configuration queries into multiple configuration sub-queries, wherein the one or more configuration queries represent one or more questions involving parts and part relationships in a configuration of a configurable product the multiple configuration sub-queries represent the one or more configuration queries, and the parts represent a composition of matter of the configurable product; processing each sub-query using at least one configuration sub-model per sub-query, wherein the configuration sub-models collectively model a configurable product; generating a response to the one or more configuration queries based upon the processing of each sub-query using at least one configuration sub-model per sub-query; and providing the response to the one or more configuration queries as data for display by a display device. 17. The computer system of claim 14 wherein the code is further executable by the processor for: processing each sub-query using multiple configuration sub-models per sub-query.