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A general information for fuzzy sets

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In this paper we introduce a general definition of an information measure for fuzzy sets and we study its main properties. Then we describe a procedure to extend any information measure from a σ-algebra of ordinary sets to the σ-algebra of fuzzy sets of the same space.

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Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier Ronald R. Yager Lotfi A. Zadeh

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Benvenuti, P., Vivona, D., Divari, M. (1991). A general information for fuzzy sets. In: Bouchon-Meunier, B., Yager, R.R., Zadeh, L.A. (eds) Uncertainty in Knowledge Bases. IPMU 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 521. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0028117

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