Vagueness in the exact sciences: impacts in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering and computing

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Boston: De Gruyter (2021)
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The book starts with the assumption that vagueness is a fundamental property of this world. From a philosophical account of vagueness via the presentation of alternative mathematics of vagueness, the subsequent chapters explore how vagueness manifests itself in the various exact sciences: physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, computer science, and engineering.

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Q175.V314 2021

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