Relative uncertainty and evidence sets: A constructive framework

International Journal of General Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 35-61

  Rocha, Luis Mateus ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive categorization; Constructivism; Evidence theory; Interval based fuzzy sets; Uncertainty; Uncertainty in infinite domains

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SET THEORY;

CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY BASED INFORMATION;

PROBABILITY;

EID: 0030692880     PISSN: 03081079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081079708945168     Document Type: Article

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