membership function

noun

A generalization of the indicator function for a fuzzy set which assigns a truth value (0 or 1) to each element.

Meanings

nounmembership function (plural membership functions)

plural membership functions

  1. mathematicsA generalization of the indicator function for a fuzzy set which assigns a truth value (0 or 1) to each element.
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