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