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We provide for an extension of the relational algebra operation of quotient to fuzzy relational-data. bases. This extension not only allows for the application of the quotient operator in these fuzzy data bases but provides for a fuzzification of the notion of quotient. Central to the development is the realization that the classic quotient operation is essentially an application of the universal quantifier, for all. In this work we take advantage of the linguistic quantifiers and their close relationship OWA operators.
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Yager, R.R. (1995). Implementing Quotient Operators in Fuzzy Data Bases Using OWA Operators. In: Bosc, P., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Fuzziness in Database Management Systems. Studies in Fuzziness, vol 5. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1897-0_9
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