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Dealing with sets or categories whose boundaries are blurry or 'fuzzy', this book is an accessible introduction to fuzzy set theory, focusing on its applicability to the social sciences.

Mathematical logic --- MATHEMATICS --- Set Theory --- Social sciences --- Fuzzy sets --- Social Sciences - General --- Social Sciences --- Mathematics --- Fuzzy sets. --- Mathematics. --- #SBIB:303H10 --- kwantitatieve methoden --- maatschappijwetenschappen, methoden --- operations research --- Methoden en technieken: algemene handboeken en reeksen --- Sciences sociales --- Ensembles flous --- Mathématiques --- Sets, Fuzzy --- Fuzzy mathematics --- Set theory --- Social sciences - Mathematics

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Fuzzy set theory is a mathematical method that allows users to consider concepts that are subject to degree-vagueness between boundaries of full membership and nonmembership. An example might be the idea of development of a nation, the degree of constitutional control in a government, or a person's understanding of a linguistic number such as "Ba few" or "Bcertain." This entry introduces the idea of a fuzzy set as well as the operations on fuzzy sets using examples taken from the literature. It pays particular attention to challenges of interpreting and measurement of membership and between-set comparisons. It concludes with a review of selected applications of fuzzy sets in psychology, political science, and sociology.

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