A new characterization of the set of all intervals, based on the necessity to check consistency easily (Q1904314)
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A new characterization of the set of all intervals, based on the necessity to check consistency easily (English)
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19 December 1995
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It is proved that the set of all hyperrectangles has the following property: it can be uniquely characterized by the condition of invariance under shifts and dilations, plus the requirement to check easily the consistency of incomplete knowledge (in a specified sense).
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interval arithmetic
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measurement error
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hyperrectangles
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consistency
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incomplete knowledge
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