(c) A multivalued logz'c in which truth values are in the interval (O, 1 J and the valuation of a disjunction is the maximum of the disjuncts, whilst that of a conjunction zs the minimum of the conjuncts. This narrow definition encompasses the population stereotype of a 'fuzzy logic' [4-9]. It is interesting that most infinitely-v~ued MVLs [13] have min/max connectives for conjunction/disjuncti...

In this paper we introduce a new notion of generalized metric, called i-metric. This generalization is made by changing the valuation space of the distance function. The result is an interesting distance function for the set of fuzzy numbers of Interval Type with non negative fuzzy numbers as values. This example of i-metric generates a topology in a very natural way, based on open balls. We pr...

Valuation networks have been proposed as graph� ical representations of valuation�based systems (VBSs). The VBS framework is able to capture many uncertainty calculi including probability theory, Dempster�Shafer's belief�function theory, Spohn's epistemic belief theory, and Zadeh's possibility theory. In this paper, we show how valuation networks encode conditional indepen� dence relations. For...

In this paper the ranking method for intuitionistic fuzzy numbers is studied. The authors first define a possibility degree formula to compare two intuitionistic fuzzy numbers. In comparison with Chen and Tan’s score function, the possibility degree formula provides additional information for the comparison of two intuitionistic fuzzy numbers. Based on the possibility degree formula, the author...

In this paper we present several fuzzy logics trying to capture different notions of necessity (in the sense of Possibility theory) for Godel logic formulas. Based on different characterizations of necessity measures on fuzzy sets, a group of logics with Kripke style semantics are built over a restricted language, namely a two level language composed of nonmodal and modal formulas, the latter m...

With the desire to manage imprecise and vague information in evidential reasoning, several attempts have been made to generalize the Dempster–Shafer (D– S) theory to deal with fuzzy sets. However, the important principle of the D–S theory, that the belief and plausibility functions are treated as lower and upper probabilities, is no longer preserved in these generalizations. A generalization of...

We use in this paper the viability/capturability approach for studying the problem of characterizing the dynamic core of a dynamic cooperative game defined in a characteristic function form. In order to allow coalitions to evolve, we embed them in the set of fuzzy coalitions. Hence, we define the dynamic core as a set-valued map associating with each fuzzy coalition and each time the set of all...