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Lotfi Zadeh and the Birth of Fuzzy Logic

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Vital Statistics Name Lotfi A. But instead of taking the comfortable route—becoming a professor in Iran—he emigrated to the United States. “I I could have stayed in Iran and become rich, but I felt that I could not do real scientific work there,” he told Spectrum. Research in Iran was nonexistent.” Zadeh Date of Birth Feb.

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Tesla says Model S comes out on top in US-NCAP crash testing with lowest Vehicle Safety Score

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While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. A relative risk score factor (RRS) is calculated as the quotient from combined injury probability and a statistical quantifying parameter. Based on the data, Tesla said, it achieved a combined record of “5.4

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