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The role of uncertainty measures and principles in AI

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Klir, G.J. (1992). The role of uncertainty measures and principles in AI. In: Mřrík, V., Štěpánková, O., Trappl, R. (eds) Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 617. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55681-8_39

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