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On Generalizing Rough Set Theory

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Rough Sets, Fuzzy Sets, Data Mining, and Granular Computing (RSFDGrC 2003)

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This paper summarizes various formulations of the standard rough set theory. It demonstrates how those formulations can be adopted to develop different generalized rough set theories. The relationships between rough set theory and other theories are discussed.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0A2

    Y. Y. Yao

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  1. Institute of Computer Science and Technology, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, 400065, P.R. China

    Guoyin Wang

  2. Department of Computer Science, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330029, P.R. China

    Qing Liu

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada

    Yiyu Yao

  4. Institute of Mathematics, Warsaw University, Banacha 2, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland

    Andrzej Skowron

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Yao, Y.Y. (2003). On Generalizing Rough Set Theory. In: Wang, G., Liu, Q., Yao, Y., Skowron, A. (eds) Rough Sets, Fuzzy Sets, Data Mining, and Granular Computing. RSFDGrC 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2639. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39205-X_6

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