The Expected Value of a Fuzzy Number

Mohamed Shenify, Fokrul Alom Mazarbhuiya

College of Computer Science, Albaha University, Albaha, Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.4236/ijis.2015.51001                

Abstract

Conjunction of two probability laws can give rise to a possibility law. Using two probability densities over two disjoint ranges, we can define the fuzzy mean of a fuzzy variable with the help of means two random variables in two disjoint spaces.

Keywords

Probability Density Function, Probability Distribution, Fuzzy Measure, Fuzzy Expected Value, Fuzzy Mean, Fuzzy Membership Function, Dubois-Prade Reference Functions

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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