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AXIOMATIC FUZZY SET THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS
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| By: |
Liu Xiaodong, Witold Pedrycz |
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Hardback |
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£180.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3642004016 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783642004018 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
7 April, 2009 |
| Edition: |
2009 ed. |
| Series: |
Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 244 |
| Pages: |
514 |
| Description: |
This volume examines Axiomatic Fuzzy Sets (AFS), in which fuzzy sets and probability are treated in a unified and coherent fashion. It presents AFS as a rigorous mathematical theory as well as a flexible methodology for the development of intelligent systems. |
| Synopsis: |
It is well known that "fuzziness"-informationgranulesand fuzzy sets as one of its formal manifestations- is one of important characteristics of human cognitionandcomprehensionofreality. Fuzzy phenomena existinnature and are encountered quite vividly within human society. The notion of a fuzzy set has been introduced by L. A. , Zadeh in 1965 in order to formalize human concepts, in connection with the representation of human natural language and computing with words. Fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic are used for mod- ing imprecise modes of reasoning that play a pivotal role in the remarkable human abilities to make rational decisions in an environment a?ected by - certainty and imprecision. A growing number of applications of fuzzy sets originated from the "empirical-semantic" approach. From this perspective, we were focused on some practical interpretations of fuzzy sets rather than being oriented towards investigations of the underlying mathematical str- tures of fuzzy sets themselves. For instance, in the context of control theory where fuzzy sets have played an interesting and practically relevant function, the practical facet of fuzzy sets has been stressed quite signi?cantly. However, fuzzy sets can be sought as an abstract concept with all formal underpinnings stemming from this more formal perspective. In the context of applications, it is worth underlying that membership functions do not convey the same meaning at the operational level when being cast in various contexts. |
| Illustrations: |
68 Tables, black and white; XVIII, 514 p. |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
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