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Applying Fuzzy Sets to the SemanticWeb:
The Problem of Retranslation
Ronald R. Yager
Machine Intelligence Institute, Iona College
New Rochelle, NY 10801
yager@
Abstract: We discuss the role of Zadeh's puting with words on the
semantic web We describe thethree important steps in puting with words. We
focuson the retranslation step, selecting a term from our prescribedvocabulary to express
information represented using fuzzy sets. A number of criteria of concern in this
retranslation processare introduced. Some of these criteria can be seen to correspondto a
desire to accurately reflect the given information. Othercriteria may correspond to a desire,
on the part provider ofthe information, to give a particular perception or "spin."We discuss
some methods bining these criteria to evaluatepotential retranslations.
Keywords: Computing with Words, Fuzzy Sets, Linguistic Approximation
1. Computing with Words and the SemanticWeb
The Semantic Web is invisioned as an extension of the currentweb in which
information is given well-defined meaning and semantics,better enabling
computers and people to work in cooperation. Among its goals is a humanlike
automated manipulation of theknowledge contained on the web. puters
are good atprocessing information, they have no understanding of the meaningand
semantics of the content which greatly hinders human likemanipulation. The
fulfillment of the vision of the SemanticWeb requires tools that enable the
computational representationof knowledge that emulates human deep
understanding. Hence enablingintelligent information processing. Fuzzy subset
theory andthe related paradigm puting with words [1-3] providetools of this
nature and hence will help to enable the automatedmanipulation of human
knowledge.
4 . Yager
The starting point for Zadeh's paradigm puting with words (CW) is a
collection of human knowledgeexpressed in a natural language. The fundamental
position takenby Zadeh i