Unification of fusion theories (UFT)

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Volumn 2, Issue DO4, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Smarandache, Florentin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Boolean algebra; Conjunctive rule; Dempster Shafer Theory (DST); Dezert Smarandache Theory (DSmT); Disjunctive rule; Distributive lattice; Dubois Prade's rule (DP); Murphy's average rule; Partial and Total conflicts; Proportional Conflict Redistribution (PCR) rules; Static and dynamic fusion; Transferable Belief Model (TBM); Weighted Operator (WO); Yager's rule

Indexed keywords

CONJUNCTIVE RULE; DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; DEZERT-SMARANDACHE THEORY; DISJUNCTIVE RULE; DISTRIBUTIVE LATTICE; DUBOIS-PRADE'S RULE (DP); DYNAMIC FUSION; MURPHY'S AVERAGE RULE; PARTIAL AND TOTAL CONFLICTS; PROPORTIONAL CONFLICT REDISTRIBUTION (PCR) RULES; TRANSFERABLE BELIEF MODEL; WEIGHTED OPERATOR (WO); YAGER'S RULE;

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA;

LATTICE THEORY;

EID: 34047187170     PISSN: 09731377     EISSN: 09737545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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