Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Fuzzy Logic

Approximate, quantitative reasoning that is concerned with the linguistic ambiguity which exists in natural or synthetic language. At its core are variables such as good, bad, and young as well as modifiers such as more, less, and very. These ordinary terms represent fuzzy sets in a particular problem. Fuzzy logic plays a key role in many medical expert systems.

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Abstract

Approximate, quantitative reasoning that is concerned with the linguistic ambiguity which exists in natural or synthetic language. At its core are variables such as good, bad, and young as well as modifiers such as more, less, and very. These ordinary terms represent fuzzy sets in a particular problem. Fuzzy logic plays a key role in many medical expert systems.

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  • Logic, Fuzzy

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Previous Indexing

  • Logic (1977-1992)
  • Models, Theoretical (1974-1992)

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  1. E05.599w.250w
  2. K01w.752w.448w.250w
  3. L01w.224w.050w.375w.250w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fuzzy Logic. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017143. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017143
  2. Fuzzy Logic. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_logic
  3. Fuzzy Logic. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224821