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On Interpretation of Possibility

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A meaningful interpretation of the concept of possibility as the upper bound for probability is proposed. Possibilities and probabilities are defined by triangular numbers. Relations are given for probabilities and possibilities of fuzzy events.

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  1. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

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Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 6, November–December, 2016, pp. 3–10.

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Provotar, O.I., Provotar, O.O. On Interpretation of Possibility. Cybern Syst Anal 52, 831–838 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10559-016-9884-4

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