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...conclusion of the debate, I was at my wit's end. I was led to suspect that this was merely a manipulative use of the word "math'' to dodge serious political discussion, and as a mathematician, I felt slightly cheapened. However, upon further reflection, I've come to a much happier conclusion. I think it was a complex and sophisticated political move that simply needs some further explanation...
...more than 4000 research articles since its invention in 1965. Unfortunately, Bush's use of fuzzy arithmetic to explain Gore's positions, while an inspired political move, was somewhat lacking in detail. So, for the mathematically uninitiated, I'd like to spell out exactly what was meant by "fuzzy math...
Unfortunately, it is mathematically quite complicated to determine a precise formula to govern the behavior of a heating system which is both energy-efficient and heats the house quickly. Fuzzy math is aimed at exactly this issue: It provides a set of tools to find optimal solutions to problems by analyzing hybrids between several different alternatives...
Armed with this knowledge, we can quite easily guess what Bush was driving at with his repeated comments about fuzzy math during the debate. Consider, for example, the issue of taxation. The non-fuzzy, black-and-white approach is to send the bulk of the money in our economy to one place, whereas the fuzzy solution is to attempt to spread wealth throughout society...
Foote says that economics, for instance, will be rating its courses on the degree of math required, according to a one-to-three scale. The rating will not appear on transcripts, but is intended to help concentrators select the right course for them...