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A Note on Z-numbers by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…Decisions are based on information. To be useful, information must be reliable. Basically, the concept of a Z-number relates to the issue of reliability of…”
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Real-Life Applications of Fuzzy Logic by Gupta, Madan M., Singh, Harpreet, Meitzler, Thomas, Hou, Zeng-Guang, Garg, Kum Kum, Solo, Ashu M. G., Zadeh, Lotfi A.

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Toward extended fuzzy logic—A first step by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…Fuzzy logic adds to bivalent logic an important capability—a capability to reason precisely with imperfect information. Imperfect information is information…”
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Toward a generalized theory of uncertainty (GTU)––an outline by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…It is a deep-seated tradition in science to view uncertainty as a province of probability theory. The generalized theory of uncertainty (GTU) which is outlined…”
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Generalized theory of uncertainty (GTU)—principal concepts and ideas by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…Uncertainty is an attribute of information. The path-breaking work of Shannon has led to a universal acceptance of the thesis that information is statistical…”
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Stratification, target set reachability and incremental enlargement principle by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…This paper presents a brief exposition of a version of the concept of stratification, call it CST for short. In our approach to stratification, CST is a…”
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The Information Principle by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…The conventional wisdom is that the concept of information is closely related to the concept of probability. In Shannon’s information theory, information is…”
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Preliminary Draft Notes on a Similarity‐Based Analysis of Time‐Series with Applications to Prediction, Decision and Diagnostics by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…Wiener's highly classified wartime work on prediction used the least squares approach and did not involve probabilities. The approach described in this paper,…”
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Toward a theory of fuzzy information granulation and its centrality in human reasoning and fuzzy logic by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…There are three basic concepts that underlie human cognition: granulation, organization and causation. Informally, granulation involves decomposition of whole…”
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Toward a perception-based theory of probabilistic reasoning with imprecise probabilities by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…The perception-based theory of probabilistic reasoning which is outlined in this paper is not in the traditional spirit. Its principal aim is to lay the…”
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From computing with numbers to computing with words. From manipulation of measurements to manipulation of perceptions by Zadeh, L.A.

“…Discusses a methodology for reasoning and computing with perceptions rather than measurements. An outline of such a methodology-referred to as a computational…”
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Foreword to the Special Section on Computing With Words by Mendel, Jerry M., Lawry, Jonathan, Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…The seven papers in this special section provide an overview of the main ideas and research directions for computing with words…”
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Fuzzy logic—a personal perspective by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…This paper marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of my first paper on fuzzy sets, “Fuzzy sets,” Information and Control, 1965. What is of historical…”
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Is there a need for fuzzy logic? by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…“Is there a need for fuzzy logic?” is an issue which is associated with a long history of spirited discussions and debate. There are many misconceptions about…”
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The Crisis of Undercoordination by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…Technological progress—especially in the realms of information processing, communication, transportation, commerce and distribution of energy—is leading to an…”
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Membership Functions and Probability Measures of Fuzzy Sets by Singpurwalla, Nozer D, Booker, Jane M

“…The notion of fuzzy sets has proven useful in the context of control theory, pattern recognition, and medical diagnosis. However, it has also spawned the view…”
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Soft computing and fuzzy logic by Zadeh, L.A.

“…Discusses soft computing, a collection of methodologies that aim to exploit the tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve tractability, robustness,…”
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Analysis of Twitter hashtags: Fuzzy clustering approach by Zadeh, Lotfi A., Abbasov, Ali M., Shahbazova, Shahnaz N.

“…The overwhelming acceptance of social media creates opportunities to learn about facts and events that are echoed in posts, tweets and messages uploaded by…”
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The role of fuzzy logic in modeling, identification and control by ZADEH, L. A

“…In the nearly four decades which have passed since the launching of the Sputnik, great progress has been achieved in our understanding of how to model,…”
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A note on similarity-based definitions of possibility and probability by Zadeh, Lotfi A.

“…Probability theory is a rigorous theorywhich rests on a firm foundation. The brilliant successes of probability theory are visible to all. What is…”
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