Interval Computations as an Important Part of Granular Computing: An Introduction

Authors

Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

5-2007

Comments

Technical Report: UTEP-CS-07-32

Published in: W. Pedrycz, A. Skowron, and V. Kreinovich (eds), Handbook on Granular Computing, Wiley, Chichester, UK, 2008, pp. 3-31.

Abstract

This chapter provides a general introduction to interval computations, especially to interval computations as an important part of granular computing. This introduction is aimed at researchers who would like to learn more - and eventually to use - the main ideas and techniques of granular computing.

We explain how intervals naturally appear in data processing, which techniques exist for processing intervals, and how these techniques have been historically developed.