Fuzzy knowledge

From Glossary of Meteorology



fuzzy knowledge

Information characterized as being not quantifiable, for example, the concept of being "foggy."

It is often confused with uncertainty, which pertains more to whether a quantity is known or not. For example, one can report present conditions as more or less "foggy," depending on the current visibility. Uncertainty, on the other hand, occurs when one tries to predict the probability that the visibility will decrease within the next few hours.


Copyright 2024 American Meteorological Society (AMS). For permission to reuse any portion of this work, please contact permissions@ametsoc.org. Any use of material in this work that is determined to be “fair use” under Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act (17 U.S. Code § 107) or that satisfies the conditions specified in Section 108 of the U.S.Copyright Act (17 USC § 108) does not require AMS’s permission. Republication, systematic reproduction, posting in electronic form, such as on a website or in a searchable database, or other uses of this material, except as exempted by the above statement, require written permission or a license from AMS. Additional details are provided in the AMS Copyright Policy statement.