Defining fuzzy relationships in object models: Abstraction and interpretation

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-27

  Cross, Valerie V ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data modeling; Fuzzy relationships; Object models

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DATA MODELING;

FUZZY SETS;

EID: 0141998819     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0114(03)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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