Probabilistic foundations for measurement modelling with fuzzy random variables

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 158, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 973-986

  Terán, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archimedean t norm; Central Limit Theorem; Fuzzy random variable; Measurement; Strong Law of Large Numbers

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SETS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; THEOREM PROVING;

ARCHIMEDEAN T-NORM; CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM; FUZZY RANDOM VARIABLES; LARGE NUMBERS; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

RANDOM VARIABLES;

EID: 33947156711     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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