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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... Elements with a zero degree of membership are normally not listed . Example 2 - la A realtor wants to classify the ... element of which denotes the element and the second the degree of membership ( as in definition 2-1 ) . Example 2-1b à ...
... Elements with a zero degree of membership are normally not listed . Example 2 - la A realtor wants to classify the ... element of which denotes the element and the second the degree of membership ( as in definition 2-1 ) . Example 2-1b à ...
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... elements of a fuzzy set may have the degree of membership zero . Often it is appropriate to consider those elements of the universe that have a nonzero degree of membership in a fuzzy set . Definition 2-2 The support of a fuzzy set à ...
... elements of a fuzzy set may have the degree of membership zero . Often it is appropriate to consider those elements of the universe that have a nonzero degree of membership in a fuzzy set . Definition 2-2 The support of a fuzzy set à ...
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... elements ( types of houses ) { 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 } are not part of the support of A ! A more general and even more useful notion is that of an α - level set . Definition 2-3 The ( crisp ) set of elements that belong to the fuzzy set à at ...
... elements ( types of houses ) { 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 } are not part of the support of A ! A more general and even more useful notion is that of an α - level set . Definition 2-3 The ( crisp ) set of elements that belong to the fuzzy set à at ...
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... elements of X being in à , weighted by their degrees of membership in à . For infinite X , the cardinal- ity is defined by | à ] = ↓ Âμà ( x ) dx . Of course , | æ does not always exist . 2.2 Basic Set - Theoretic Operations for Fuzzy ...
... elements of X being in à , weighted by their degrees of membership in à . For infinite X , the cardinal- ity is defined by | à ] = ↓ Âμà ( x ) dx . Of course , | æ does not always exist . 2.2 Basic Set - Theoretic Operations for Fuzzy ...
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... element x belongs to set A , ” which can be accepted as more or less true . It is very instruc- tive to follow their line of argument , which is an excellent example for an axiomatic justification of specific mathematical models . We ...
... element x belongs to set A , ” which can be accepted as more or less true . It is very instruc- tive to follow their line of argument , which is an excellent example for an axiomatic justification of specific mathematical models . We ...
Contents
1 | |
8 | |
22 | |
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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