A description logic approach for representing and reasoning on fuzzy object-oriented database models

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-25

  Zhang, Fu ^a   Ma, Z M ^a   Yan, Li ^b   Wang, Yu ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy database; Fuzzy description logic; Fuzzy object oriented database (FOOD) model; Reasoning; Representation

Indexed keywords

FUZZY DATABASE; FUZZY DESCRIPTION LOGIC; FUZZY OBJECT-ORIENTED DATABASE (FOOD) MODEL; REASONING; REPRESENTATION;

DATA DESCRIPTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FORMAL LANGUAGES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; SEMANTIC WEB; SEMANTICS; USER INTERFACES;

FUZZY INFERENCE;

EID: 80054009234     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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