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From Computing with Numbers to Computing with Words — from Manipulation of Measurements to Manipulation of Perceptions

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Logic, Thought and Action

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Zadeh, L. (1999). From Computing with Numbers to Computing with Words — from Manipulation of Measurements to Manipulation of Perceptions. In: Vanderveken, D. (eds) Logic, Thought and Action. Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3167-X_23

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