Attribute Granules in Formal Contexts

  • Wei-Zhi Wu
Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 4482)

Abstract

Granular computing is a basic issue in knowledge representation and data mining. In this paper, the concept of attribute granules in formal contexts is introduced. The mathematical structure of attribute granules is investigated.

Keywords

Concept lattices Formal concept analysis Formal contexts Granular computing Granules 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Wei-Zhi Wu
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  1. 1.School of Mathematics, Physics and Information Science, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316004P.R. China

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