Numerical Taxonomy: A Missing Link for Case-Based Reasoning and Autonomous Agents
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Numerical taxonomy, which uses numerical methods to classify and relate items whose properties are non-numerical, is suggested as both an advantageous tool to support case-based reasoning and a means for agents to exploit knowledge that is best expressed in cases. The basic features of numerical taxonomy are explained, and discussed in application to a problem where human agents with differing views obtain solutions by negotiation and by reference to knowledge that is essentially case-like: allocation of frequencies for shortwave radio broadcasting. Taxonomı́a numérica: un eslabón perdido para el razonamiento basado en casos y agentes autónomos Resumen. Se propone la taxonomı́a numérica, que emplea métodos numéricos para clasificar elementos cuyas propiedades no son numéricas y para establecer relaciones entre ellos, no sólo como una herramienta ventajosa a fin de proporcionar soporte al razonamiento basado en casos, sino también como un medio para que los agentes exploten el conocimiento que se expresa de la forma más adecuada como casos. Se explican las caracterı́sticas básicas de la taxonomı́a numérica, y se expone su aplicación a un problema en el que unos agentes humanos con diferentes puntos de vista obtienen soluciones por negociación y por referencia al conocimiento que, en su esencia, se parece a los casos: la asignación de frecuencias para las emisiones por radio de onda corta.
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