fuzzy logic

noun

: a system of logic in which a statement can be true, false, or any of a continuum of values in between

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Well, the search was fairly basic: just a lot of Googling and a little bit of fuzzy logic, but not too much. Brendan O'meara, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2022 Well, the search was fairly basic: just a lot of Googling and a little bit of fuzzy logic, but not too much. Brendan O'meara, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2022 Well, the search was fairly basic: just a lot of Googling and a little bit of fuzzy logic, but not too much. Brendan O'meara, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2022 Well, the search was fairly basic: just a lot of Googling and a little bit of fuzzy logic, but not too much. Brendan O'meara, Longreads, 7 Mar. 2022 Advanced models may include options like fuzzy logic technology, which adjusts the temperature and cook time based on external factors like humidity or adding too much water. Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022 Well, the search was fairly basic: just a lot of Googling and a little bit of fuzzy logic, but not too much. Bromeara8, Longreads, 8 May 2019 With a baku at their disposal, the script’s fuzzy logic goes, the military could obliterate the dreams of the entire ’60s counterculture with their pesky Vietnam War protests and other subversive activities. Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2021 The conventional approach for BFSI leaders looking for solutions within compliance has been to add more people, more training, more quality control layering, more fuzzy logic matching, more monitoring, more searches. Alex Lyashok, Forbes, 10 May 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fuzzy logic was in 1969

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“Fuzzy logic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuzzy%20logic. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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