Uniqueness of information measure in the theory of evidence (Q1100181)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4041799
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Uniqueness of information measure in the theory of evidence
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4041799

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    Uniqueness of information measure in the theory of evidence (English)
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    1987
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    It is shown that three properties - symmetry, additivity and subadditivity - determine, in essence, the form of an uncertainty measure in the theory of evidence. Moreover it is shown that complete characterization requires either suitable continuity assumptions or some branching hypothesis.
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    evidence distribution
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    information measure
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    non-specificity
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    uncertainty measure
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    theory of evidence
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