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This book is about a new approach to the problems of uncertainty and quality of scientific information in the policy context. Its core is the NUSAP notational scheme; the name is an acronym of the initials of an ordered set of categories, starting with Numeral. Their meaning will soon be made clear. We focus on information in quantitative form since this is the traditional means of communication in science. The NUSAP approach is based on a philosophy of mathematics and of knowledge which corresponds to good scientific practice, although not as yet to the consensus in the philosophy of science.
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Funtowicz, S.O., Ravetz, J.R. (1990). Introduction: Some Illustrative Examples. In: Uncertainty and Quality in Science for Policy. Theory and Decision Library, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0621-1_2
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