Fuzzy Inference Systems: Linguistic Hedges
Fuzzy Inference Systems: Linguistic Hedges
Fuzzy Inference Systems: Linguistic Hedges
Linguistic Hedges
Assist. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Najm Abdullah
https://itswtech.academia.edu/MohammedAlSalam
Linguistic Hedges
In linguistics, fundamental atomic terms are often modified with adjectives (nouns) or
adverbs (verbs) like very, low, slight , more or less, fairly, slightly, almost, barely, mostly,
roughly, approximately, and so many more that it would be difficult to list them all. We
will call these modifiers linguistic hedges: that is, the singular meaning of an atomic term
is modified, or hedged, from its original interpretation. Using fuzzy sets as the calculus
of interpretation, these linguistic hedges have the effect of modifying the membership
function for a basic atomic term (Zadeh, 1972). As an example, let us look at the basic
linguistic atom, α, and subject it to some hedges.
Linguistic Variable: Mean Delay, m
Linguistic Value Notation Numerical Range (normalised)
Very Short VS [0, 0.3]
Short S [0.1, 0.5]
Medium M [0.4, 0.7]
Linguistic Variable: Number of Servers, s
Linguistic Value Notation Numerical Range (normalised)
Small S [0, 0.35]
Medium M [0.30, 0.70]
Large L [0.60, 1]
Linguistic Variable: Repair Utilisation Factor,
Linguistic Value Notation Numerical Range
Low L [0, 0.6]
Medium M [0.4, 0.8]
High H [0.6, 1]
Linguistic Variable: Number of Spares, n
Linguistic Value Notation Numerical Range (normalised)
Very Small VS [0, 0.30]
Small S [0, 0.40]
Rather Small RS [0.25, 0.45]
Medium M [0.30, 0.70]
Rather Large RL [0.55, 0.75]
Large L [0.60, 1]
Very Large VL [0.70, 1]
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