when X is contin. In this equation, the su ©, a fuzzy set A can ve written ag mmation sign does not denote arithmetic addition; it denotes the collection of all Points xeX with associated membership function Ma (X) = Example: Consider famil with fewer or more fooms is less comfortable, although it may still be considered. Accordingly, a house with three rooms has a membership WA (x) =1, while houses with 1,2,4 could have been BE LE. 0-4), 8.0.8), (4, 1), (6, 0.2)) ippviously, the membership function ig (x) reflects how one may fF reas emment ‘a comfortable house for a three person family.” Properties of Fuzzy Sets: The outinltion -2 : The Support of a Fuzzy Set 2 fuzzy set Ais SYA), which isa crisp set of allx € X such that Ha (x) >0. inX at which Ha) =05 is canted the crossover point A luzzy set whose support is a Single element in X with Ha (X) = + jg called a interpret the va The support of The element x fuzzy singleton, Example: LetX= (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6,7, A={(1, 0),(2, 0. , 6, 7, 6, -1),(3, 0.2),(4, 0.5), (5, 0: 6, 10} and .3),(6, 0 1)(7, 0),(8, 0),(9, 0),(10, 0) ) F102, 0.1), (3, 0.2), (4, 0.8), (5, 0.3), (6, 0.1)} Then S(A) = {2, 3, 4,5, 6} x= 4 is the crossover point & Definition - 3: (Convex) A convex fuzzy values are strict set is described by a mer ly monotonically increasi mbership function whose membership in Strictly monotonically decreasing, or wines monotonically increasing then strictly monotonically decreasing with increasing values for elements in the universe. 'g, of whose membership values are © Membership values are strictlyx oo ryt x (@) Convex, normal fuzzy set___(b) Non-convess normal fuzzy set A fuzzy set A is convex if i, (Ax, + (T-A)% ) 2 min (Hy (X4)- (ity (Xe Xn Xo © Xe AE [1,0] Definition - 4: The aLevel Set “The 2lovel set is the orisp set of elements that belong to the fuzzy set A atleast to the degree ain mathematical terms, dg = xEX/[pg(x)20 } “The strong allevel set or strong excut is defined as Ay ={re X/ugia)> ot ‘A fuzzy set is said to be convex if all exlevel sets are cones hoy pellet A= {(1, 0.2), 2, 0:5), (3, 0:8) (4, 1), (6.0.7), (6.0.9) Then all possible c-level sets are: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}; Ac. 2, 3,4, 5, 6}; Aas = (2, 3, 4. 9) (3, 4, 5}; Aow = 43. 4): Ar = (4)- Definition - 6: The Cardinality The cardinality of a fuzzy set A is defined as Al nyt) eA and the relative cardinality as IA = |x | “where [x] is the cardinality of the universe of discourse. Example: Let the universe of discourse be 4, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9 10}and 1,.0.3)-(2, 0.5), (3, 1), (4,07), (6. 0-2) Ther i 1 3+0.541+0.740.2 = 2.7 and X= 10, 80. [|All= 2.7/10 =0.27.