The Principles of Fuzzy Logic: Its Mathematical and Computational Aspects
Vilém Novák, Irina Perfilieva · 2001
Our aim in this chapter is to give a brief overview of the main aspects of fuzzy logic. We introduce the concept of fuzzy logic and discuss its philosophical background. We argue that people encounter a phenomenon of indeterminacy which has two complementary facets, namely uncertainty and vagueness. Fuzzy logic is then considered as a mathematical model useful for modelling of the latter. Furthermore, we outline the theory of special structures, which are suitable for representation of the structure of truth values. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.