Abstract

We consider how non-numeric linguistic variables may take their values from a pre-ordered set of vaguely defined linguistic terms. The mathematical structures that arise from the assumption that linguistic terms are pair-wise tolerant are considered. A homomorphism between tolerance spaces, filter bases and fuzzy numbers is shown. A proposal for modelling non-numeric linguistic variables with an ordered set of fuzzy numbers is introduced.

Keywords:
Homomorphism Set (abstract data type) Linguistics Mathematics Fuzzy set Fuzzy logic Filter (signal processing) Computer science Discrete mathematics Artificial intelligence Programming language Philosophy

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Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Social Sciences →  Decision Sciences →  Management Science and Operations Research
Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Algebra and Logic
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computational Theory and Mathematics

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