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Modelling real problems or systems by means of classical mathematics very often leads to problems. Especially if the problem contains human or social components the following difficulties arise: Most areas of mathematics and EDP computers are based on a dichotomous structure (yes/no etc.). Real human or social systems, however, are more complex, need wider “scales” than “yes” or “no” and are sometimes very badly approximated by mathematical models.
This research was supported by DFG, Bad Godesberg (W. Germany) under contract No. Zi 104/7
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Zimmermann, H.J. (1978). Results of Empirical Studies in Fuzzy Set Theory. In: Klir, G.J. (eds) Applied General Systems Research. NATO Conference Series, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0555-3_21
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