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Title: |
Computation With Information Described In Natural Language- The Concept Of Generalized-Constraint-Based Computation |
Authors: |
Lotfi
A. Zadeh |
Published in: |
(2006).ECMS
2006 Proceedings edited by: W. Borutzky, A. Orsoni, R. Zobel. European
Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2006 ISBN:
0-9553018-0-7 20th
European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Bonn,
May 28-31, 2006 |
Citation
format: |
Zadeh, L. A. (2006). Computation With
Information Described In Natural Language- The Concept Of
Generalized-Constraint-Based Computation. ECMS 2006 Proceedings edited by: W.
Borutzky, A. Orsoni, R. Zobel (pp. 5-6). European
Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2006-0005 |
DOI: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2006-0005 |
Abstract: |
What is computation with information
described in natural language? Here are simple examples. I am planning to
drive from Berkeley to Santa Barbara, with stopover for lunch in Monterey. It
is about 10 am. It will probably take me about two hours to get to Monterey
and about an hour to have lunch. From Monterey, it will probably take me
about five hours to get to Santa Barbara. What is the probability that I will
arrive in Santa Barbara before about six pm? Another simple example: A box
contains about twenty balls of various sizes. Most are large. What is the number of small balls? What
is the probability that a ball drawn at random is neither small nor large?
Another example: A function, f, from reals to reals is described as: If
X is small then Y is small; if X is medium then Y is
large; if X is large then Y is small. What is the maximum of f?
Another example: Usually the temperature is not very low, and usually the
temperature is not very high. What is the average temperature? Another
example: Usually most United Airlines flights from San Francisco leave on
time. What is the probability that my flight will be delayed? |
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