net.sourceforge.jfl.core
Interface IFuzzyRelationship<T extends ICartesianProduct>

All Superinterfaces:

IFuzzySet<T>

public interface IFuzzyRelationship<T extends ICartesianProduct>
extends IFuzzySet<T>

Represents a fuzzy relationship. A fuzzy relationship between the crisp sets X0, X1, ..., Xn is a fuzzy set defined on the cartesian product X0 x X1 x ... x Xn.

Author:

vm_tbp, arons777@users.sourceforge.net

Method Summary

IFuzzyRelationship

compose(IFuzzyRelationship rel) Performs composition between fuzzy relationships.

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.jfl.core.IFuzzySet

and, complement, getLabel, getMembership, getSupport, getSupportIntervals, or, setLabel

Method Detail

compose

IFuzzyRelationship compose(IFuzzyRelationship rel)

Performs composition between fuzzy relationships. This method is generally used when it is necessary to evaluate a rule (which can be tought as a relationship) on the basis of a fuzzified input.

Parameters:

rel - the fuzzy relationship to compose with this fuzzy set.

Returns:

the relationship resulting from the composition.