Meanings
nounGoguen category (plural Goguen categories)
plural Goguen categories
- mathematicsA fuzzy kind of category in which membership is determined not in binary (true-or-false) fashion but by a more general interval.
Origin
Named after J. A. Goguen.
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Goguen category. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Goguen%20category
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