Open AccessFor fuzzy logic, Occam's principle explains the ubiquity of the golden ratio and of the 80-20 rule
Author(s) -
Olga Kosheleva,
Владик Крейнович
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of innovative technology and education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2367-5608
DOI - 10.12988/jite.2017.61247
Subject(s) - occam's razor , occam , fuzzy logic , golden rule , computer science , epistemology , artificial intelligence , philosophy , cognitive science , psychology , programming language
In this paper, we show that for fuzzy logic, the Occam’s principle – that we should always select the simplest possible explanation – explains the ubiquity of the golden ratio and of the 80-20 rule. Mathematics Subject Classification: 03B52, 91P99
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