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Vaguely Defined Objects
Maciej Wygralak
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Description for Vaguely Defined Objects
Paperback. Series: Theory and Decision Library B. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJT; PBCD; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
In recent years, an impetuous development of new, unconventional theories, methods, techniques and technologies in computer and information sciences, systems analysis, decision-making and control, expert systems, data modelling, engineering, etc. , resulted in a considerable increase of interest in adequate mathematical description and analysis of objects, phenomena, and processes which are vague or imprecise by their very nature. Classical two-valued logic and the related notion of a set, together with its mathematical consequences, are then often inadequate or insufficient formal tools, and can even become useless for applications because of their (too) categorical character: 'true - false', 'belongs - does ... Read more
In recent years, an impetuous development of new, unconventional theories, methods, techniques and technologies in computer and information sciences, systems analysis, decision-making and control, expert systems, data modelling, engineering, etc. , resulted in a considerable increase of interest in adequate mathematical description and analysis of objects, phenomena, and processes which are vague or imprecise by their very nature. Classical two-valued logic and the related notion of a set, together with its mathematical consequences, are then often inadequate or insufficient formal tools, and can even become useless for applications because of their (too) categorical character: 'true - false', 'belongs - does ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Theory and Decision Library B
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401737838
SKU
V9789401737838
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Reviews for Vaguely Defined Objects
`The book is highly original, rigorous, and well written. It is a valuable contribution to the growing literature dealing with the many faces of uncertainty.' International Journal of General Systems, 26:4 (1997)