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On the management of information imperfection in knowledge based systems

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Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU 1986)

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Sage, A.P. (1987). On the management of information imperfection in knowledge based systems. In: Bouchon, B., Yager, R.R. (eds) Uncertainty in Knowledge-Based Systems. IPMU 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 286. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-18579-8_1

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