Extending object-oriented databases for fuzzy information modeling

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)421-435
Journal / PublicationInformation Systems
Volume29
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2004

Abstract

In this paper, based on possibility distribution and the semantic measure of fuzzy data, we introduce an extended object-oriented database model to handle imperfect as well as complex objects in the real world. Some major notions in object-oriented databases such as objects, classes, objects-classes relationships, subclass/superclass, and multiple inheritances are extended under fuzzy information environment. A generic model for fuzzy object-oriented databases and some operations are hereby developed in the paper. © 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • Fuzzy data, Fuzzy object-oriented database model, Object-oriented databases, Operations, Semantic measure

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Extending object-oriented databases for fuzzy information modeling. / Ma, Z. M.; Zhang, W. J.; Ma, W. Y.
In: Information Systems, Vol. 29, No. 5, 07.2004, p. 421-435.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62)21_Publication in refereed journalpeer-review