Title :
Linguistic algebras - an algebraic concept for describing modelling with words
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. I, Dortmund Univ., Germany
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Starting with some well-known concepts from algebra, i.e., the concepts of universal algebra and homomorphism, the author introduces a general notion of model and modelling. Then he describes the construction method I generating a universal algebra ALG which is a model of a given universal algebra ALG\´. The described construction method II solves the "inverse" problem, i.e., to a given universal algebra ALG a universal algebra ALG\´ is generated such that ALG is a model of ALG\´. Furthermore, the concept of linguistic variable is updated to the notion of linguistic (universal) algebra. Finally, the construction method I is applied to generate a linguistic model for a given fuzzy (universal) algebra, and vice versa, and a fuzzy algebra such that a given linguistic algebra is a linguistic model for the generated fuzzy algebra (by applying the construction method II). A decisive means in this considerations is the concept of context dependent fuzzy set introduced previously by the author (1999)
Keywords :
computational linguistics; fuzzy set theory; process algebra; context dependent fuzzy sets; fuzzy set theory; homomorphisms; linguistic algebras; linguistic variables; modelling with words; universal algebras; Algebra; Collaborative work; Computer science; Context modeling; Electrical capacitance tomography; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Integral equations; Mathematics; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems, 2001. The 10th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7293-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUZZ.2001.1007244