A literature overview of fuzzy conceptual data modeling

Journal of Information Science and Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-441

  Ma, Z M ^a   Yan, L I ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Applications; Database modeling; Fuzzy conceptual data models; Fuzzy set; Possibility distribution

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELS; DATABASE MODELING; FUZZY CONCEPTUAL DATA MODELS; POSSIBILITY DISTRIBUTION; POSSIBILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; MODELS;

FUZZY SET THEORY;

EID: 77950446259     PISSN: 10162364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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