On the Semantics of Arbitration (1995)
| Venue: | International Journal of Algebra and Computation |
| Citations: | 55 - 2 self |
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@ARTICLE{Revesz95onthe,
author = {Peter Z. Revesz},
title = {On the Semantics of Arbitration},
journal = {International Journal of Algebra and Computation},
year = {1995},
volume = {7},
pages = {133--160}
}
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Abstract
: Revision and update operators add new information to some old information represented by a logical theory. Katsuno and Mendelzon show that both revision and update operators can be characterized as accomplishing a minimal change in the old information to accommodate the new information. Arbitration operators add two or more weighted informations together where the weights indicate the relative importance of the informations rather than a strict priority. This paper shows that arbitration operators can be also characterized as accomplishing a minimal change. The operator of model-fitting is also defined and analyzed in the paper. 1 Introduction Arbitration is the process of settling a conflict between two or more persons. Arbitration occurs in many situations. For example, settling a labor dispute by an outsider, reaching a verdict in a trial, evaluating several alternative research hypotheses, negotiating an international peace agreement, or setting the price of a product in a compe...







