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How We Got Fuzzy (1976 - 1980)

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On Fuzziness

Part of the book series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing ((STUDFUZZ,volume 299))

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This short note reports on our beginnings in fuzzy set theory and possibility theory, indicating our interests and concerns at that time, also acknowledging the support of many persons who in some way or other have helped us develop our research work.

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Dubois, D., Prade, H. (2013). How We Got Fuzzy (1976 - 1980). In: Seising, R., Trillas, E., Moraga, C., Termini, S. (eds) On Fuzziness. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, vol 299. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35644-5_49

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