Modeling vague beliefs using fuzzy-valued belief structures

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-199

  Denœux, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Approximate reasoning; Belief functions; Decision making; Evidence theory; Fuzzy numbers; Pattern recognition; Uncertainty representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001449934     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0114(98)00405-9     Document Type: Article

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