Interval Computations as an Important Part of Granular Computing: An Introduction

摘要

This chapter provides a general introduction to interval computations, especially to interval computations as an important part of granular computing. This introduction is aimed at researchers who would like to learn more - and eventually to use - the main ideas and techniques of granular computing.We explain how intervals naturally appear in data processing, which techniques exist for processing intervals, and how these techniques have been historically developed.