Title :
On the principle of maximal buoyancy for addressing the uncertainty of incomplete ordering
Author :
Yager, Ronald R.
Author_Institution :
Machine Intelligence Inst., Iona Coll., New Rochelle, NY, USA
Abstract :
The authors discusses the need for completing preference relationships. He introduces the measure of buoyancy on weak orderings. The principle of maximal buoyancy is described as a tool for completing quasi orderings. The relationship of this principle is shown to the principle of minimal specificity used in possibility theory. Its potential is described for application in completing orderings in default reasoning systems
Keywords :
nonmonotonic reasoning; possibility theory; uncertainty handling; default reasoning systems; incomplete ordering; maximal buoyancy; minimal specificity; possibility theory; preference relationships; quasi orderings; weak orderings; Educational institutions; Entropy; Machine intelligence; Possibility theory; Probability distribution; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, 1993. Proceedings., Second International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
College Park, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3850-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISUMA.1993.366728
