Possibility theory, probability theory and multiple-valued logics: A clarification

Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 32, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 35-66

  Dubois, Didier ^a   Prade, Henri ^a  

^a IRIT   (France)

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EID: 0035618193     PISSN: 10122443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016740830286     Document Type: Article

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