AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE STATE AXIOMS,

Abstract

This report considers Zadeh's axiomatic formulation of the notion of state descriptions. It shows that, in addition to admitting system descriptions which would pass as state descriptions in the ordinary senses of the word, that definition also admits an extremely degenerate state description for any system. After discussing a number of the axioms' flaws, which are manifested by this degenerate description, a modification in the definition is proposed and defended. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0630030

Entities

People

  • James A. Resh

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Systems Analysis and Design