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Soft Computer-Aided System Theory and Technology (SCAST)

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Soft Computer-Aided System Theory and Technology or SCAST is introduced as a branch of CAST whose focus is on computing, system theory, and technology that exploit the tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve tractability, robustness, and low cost. Soft computing is currently viewed as a junction of fuzzy logic, neural computing, probabilistic reasoning, and genetic algorithms. Soft system theory is based on fuzzy set theory, fuzzy measure theory, rough set theory, and their combinations. Soft technology plays a dual role in SCAST. Its first role is to develop supporting software and hardware for soft computing, while its second role is to develop applications of soft computing and soft systems theory in other areas. These various components of SCAST and their relationship are overviewed.

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Klir, G.J. (1996). Soft Computer-Aided System Theory and Technology (SCAST). In: Klir, G.J., Ören, T.I. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory — CAST '94. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61478-8_64

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