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Soft sets and soft groups. (English) Zbl 1119.03050

Inf. Sci. 177, No. 13, 2726-2735 (2007); erratum ibid. 179, No. 3, 338 (2009).
Summary: Molodtsov introduced the concept of soft set theory, which can be used as a generic mathematical tool for dealing with uncertainty. In this paper we introduce the basic properties of soft sets, and compare soft sets to the related concepts of fuzzy sets and rough sets. We then give a definition of soft groups, and derive their basic properties using Molodtsov’s definition of the soft sets.

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03E72 Theory of fuzzy sets, etc.
20N25 Fuzzy groups
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