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Inference methods based on extended dempster & Shafer’s theory for problems with uncertainty/fuzziness

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In the reduction of problems with uncertainty, combination relation called COMB becomes important as well as AND/OR relations. Dempster & Shafer’s theory provides a rational inference mechanism for the COMB relation. Knowledge often manifests fuzziness as well as uncertainty. To construct expert systems utilizing such knowledge, Dempster & Shafer’s theory is extended in two ways to include fuzzy subset and fuzzy certainty.

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Ishizuka, M. Inference methods based on extended dempster & Shafer’s theory for problems with uncertainty/fuzziness. New Gener Comput 1, 159–168 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03037422

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