Towards a clarification of probability, possibility and plausibility: How semantics could help futures practice to improve

Foresight

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 17-27

  Van Der Helm, Ruud ^a,b  

^a European COST Network for Foresight Methodologies ^*

^b European COST Network for Foresight Methodologies (Working Group on Concepts and Vocabulary)

Author keywords

Language; Probability theory; Semantics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745327277     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636680610668045     Document Type: Review

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