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From: sthomas@decan.com (S. F. Thomas)
Subject: Re: Fuzzy vs. Probability: Just give it to me in plain English
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Teen Age Riot (alwang@eniac.seas.upenn.edu) wrote:
: Okay, I've read scores of intros, FAQs, etc. on Fuzzy Logic, and STILL, 
: although everyone insists that this is true, no one has been able to clarify 
: HOW exactly fuzzy differs from probability.  

See my "Fuzziness and Probability" which addresses this question 
in depth:

   S. F. Thomas. Fuzziness and Probability.  1995; 320 pages; 
   ISBN 0-9649049-0-X; soft cover; $29.95
   
   Publisher: ACG Press, PO Box 782948, Wichita KS 67278-2948, USA
   Sales: CyberScript, Inc.; Attn: David King
   Tel: 316-744-2260
   Fax: 316-744-9038
   Email: David.King@acginc.com
          Davekingks@aol.com

: Can anyone supply an example of a 
: problem?  How exactly are these complex membership functions being derived, if 
: not by mathematical probability?  

Quite.  There is an intimate relation between the two that is sometimes
denied... wrongly IMO.  

: Al
: Al Wang

Good luck!
Regards,
S. F. Thomas
