Entropy and Specificity in a Mathematical Theory of Evidence

International Journal of General Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 249-260

  Yager, Ronald R ^a  

^a MACHINE INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

belief; Entropy; fuzzy sets; plausibility; specificity

Indexed keywords

THEORY OF EVIDENCE;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

BELIEF; ENTROPY; FUZZY SETS; PLAUSIBILITY.; SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0020970445     PISSN: 03081079     EISSN: 15635104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081078308960825     Document Type: Article

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