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A development of possibility theory

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It is proposed to use a model of experiment with two measures (of possibility and necessity) to describe fuzzy events. A theorem on the continuation of measure to a Boolean is proved. The basic dual properties of measures are considered.

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Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 6, pp. 115–123, November–December 2007.

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Bychkov, A.S. A development of possibility theory. Cybern Syst Anal 43, 858–865 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10559-007-0110-2

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