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1921–2017 Iran

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A linguistic variable is defined as a variable whose values are sentences in a natural or artificial language.

Outline of a new approach to the analysis of complex systems and decision processes (1973)

A linguistic variable is a variable whose values are words or sentences in a natural or synthetic language.

Outline of a new approach to the analysis of complex systems and decision processes (1973)

Essentially, a fuzzy algorithm is an ordered sequence of instructions (like a computer program) in which some of the instructions may contain labels or fuzzy sets, e.g.:
Reduce x slightly if y is very large
Increase x very slightly if y is not very large and not very small
If x is small then stop; otherwise increase x by 2.

Outline of a new approach to the analysis of complex systems and decision processes (1973)

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