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Some varieties of qualitative probability

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Advances in Intelligent Computing — IPMU '94 (IPMU 1994)

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In this essay I present a general characterization of qualitative probability, defining the concept of a qualitative probability language and proposing some bases for comparison. In particular, enumerating some of the distinctions that can be supported by a qualitative probability language induces a partial taxonomy of possible approaches. I discuss some of these in further depth, identify central issues, and suggest some general comparisons.

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  1. Dept of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Michael P. Wellman

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Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier Ronald R. Yager Lotfi A. Zadeh

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Wellman, M.P. (1995). Some varieties of qualitative probability. In: Bouchon-Meunier, B., Yager, R.R., Zadeh, L.A. (eds) Advances in Intelligent Computing — IPMU '94. IPMU 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 945. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0035948

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