Fuzzy Databases Principles and Applications
This volume presents the results of approximately 15 years of work from researchers around the world on the use of fuzzy set theory to represent imprecision in databases. The maturity of the research in the discipline and the recent developments in commercial/industrial fuzzy databases provided an o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | International Series in Intelligent Technologies
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Database Fundamentals
- Database Principles
- Database Design
- Database Models
- Imprecision in Conventional Databases
- References
- 2 Relational Databases and Fuzzy Sets Background
- Relational Database Concepts
- Fuzzy Set Theory
- References
- 3 Similarity-Based Models
- Basic Fuzzy Databases Approaches
- Similarity-Based Models
- Proximity-Based Models
- Distinguishability Data Model
- Querying Fuzzy Relational Databases
- Fuzzy Functional Dependencies
- Information-Theoretic Measures
- Fuzzy Database Security
- References
- 4 Possibility-Based Models
- Weighted Tuples
- Possibility-Based Fuzzy Relational Databases
- Query Languages
- Related Database Issues
- Implementation Issues
- References
- 5 Alternative Database Models and Approaches
- Entity-Relationship Models
- Network Data Models
- Object-Oriented Models
- Rough Sets Approach
- Geographical Information Systems
- References
- 6 Commerical and Industrial Applications
- Fuzzy Querying Front End Interfaces
- Special Purpose Systems
- Commerically Available Products
- Summary
- References