Fuzzy intervals to represent fuzzy valid time in a temporal relational database

International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowldege-Based Systems

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 173-192

  Garrido, Carmen ^a   MarÍn, Nicolás ^b   Pons, Olga ^b  

^a University of Granada ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data manipulation; Fuzzy data; Fuzzy interval; Temporal database

Indexed keywords

FUZZY SYSTEMS; QUERY LANGUAGES; QUERY PROCESSING;

CONCEPT OF TIME; DATA MANIPULATIONS; DATABASE APPLICATIONS; FUZZY DATA; FUZZY INTERVAL; SIMPLE++; SPECIFIC OPERATORS; TEMPORAL DATA; TEMPORAL DATABASE; TEMPORAL RELATIONAL DATABASE;

SEMANTICS;

EID: 68549122959     PISSN: 02184885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021848850900608X     Document Type: Article

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