Fuzzy Set Theory—and Its ApplicationsSince its inception, the theory of fuzzy sets has advanced in a variety of ways and in many disciplines. Applications of fuzzy technology can be found in artificial intelligence, computer science, control engineering, decision theory, expert systems, logic, management science, operations research, robotics, and others. Theoretical advances have been made in many directions. The primary goal of Fuzzy Set Theory - and its Applications, Fourth Edition is to provide a textbook for courses in fuzzy set theory, and a book that can be used as an introduction. To balance the character of a textbook with the dynamic nature of this research, many useful references have been added to develop a deeper understanding for the interested reader. Fuzzy Set Theory - and its Applications, Fourth Edition updates the research agenda with chapters on possibility theory, fuzzy logic and approximate reasoning, expert systems, fuzzy control, fuzzy data analysis, decision making and fuzzy set models in operations research. Chapters have been updated and extended exercises are included. |
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... situation of a lack of ( electronically readable ) data to one of an abundance of such data . Together with the dramatic increase in the power of electronic data processing and web - technology this has lead in fuzzy technology from a ...
... situation of a lack of ( electronically readable ) data to one of an abundance of such data . Together with the dramatic increase in the power of electronic data processing and web - technology this has lead in fuzzy technology from a ...
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... situation under study appropriately . The utter importance of the modeling language is recognized by Apostel , when he says : The relationship between formal languages and domains in which they have models must in the empirical sciences ...
... situation under study appropriately . The utter importance of the modeling language is recognized by Apostel , when he says : The relationship between formal languages and domains in which they have models must in the empirical sciences ...
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... situations are very often not crisp and deterministic , and they cannot be described precisely . 2. The complete ... situation has already been recognized by thinkers in the past . In 1923 the philosopher B. Russell [ 1923 ] referred ...
... situations are very often not crisp and deterministic , and they cannot be described precisely . 2. The complete ... situation has already been recognized by thinkers in the past . In 1923 the philosopher B. Russell [ 1923 ] referred ...
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... situation depends on the actual securities , that is , the difference between property and debts , and on the liquid- ity , that is , the continuous difference between income and expenses . On the other hand , " personality " denotes ...
... situation depends on the actual securities , that is , the difference between property and debts , and on the liquid- ity , that is , the continuous difference between income and expenses . On the other hand , " personality " denotes ...
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... situations in which fuzzy relations , criteria , and phenomena exist . Fuzziness has so far not been defined uniquely semantically , and probably never will be . It will mean different things , depending on the application area and the ...
... situations in which fuzzy relations , criteria , and phenomena exist . Fuzziness has so far not been defined uniquely semantically , and probably never will be . It will mean different things , depending on the application area and the ...
Contents
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4 | 44 |
The Extension Principle and Applications | 54 |
Fuzzy Relations on Sets and Fuzzy Sets | 71 |
3 | 82 |
7 | 88 |
Applications of Fuzzy Set Theory | 139 |
3 | 154 |
4 | 160 |
5 | 169 |
Fuzzy Sets and Expert Systems | 185 |
Fuzzy Control | 223 |
Fuzzy Data Bases and Queries | 265 |
Decision Making in Fuzzy Environments | 329 |
3 | 95 |
4 | 105 |
2 | 122 |
4 | 131 |
Applications of Fuzzy Sets in Engineering and Management | 371 |
Empirical Research in Fuzzy Set Theory | 443 |
Future Perspectives | 477 |
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a-level aggregation algebraic algorithm applications of fuzzy approach approximately areas base basic Bezdek chapter classical computational concepts considered constraints crisp criteria customers data analysis DataEngine decision defined definition defuzzification degree of membership described determine domain Dubois and Prade elements engineering example expert systems feature formal Fril fuzzy c-means fuzzy clustering fuzzy control fuzzy control systems fuzzy function fuzzy graph fuzzy logic fuzzy measures fuzzy numbers fuzzy relation fuzzy set Ć fuzzy set theory goal inference inference engine input integral intersection interval linear programming linguistic variable Mamdani mathematical measure of fuzziness membership function methods min-operator objective function operators optimal parameters possibility distribution probability probability theory problem properties respect rules scale level scheduling semantic solution structure Sugeno t-conorms t-norms Table tion trajectories truth tables truth values uncertainty vector x₁ Yager Zadeh Zimmermann µĆ(x µµ(x