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8.6.3 Fuzzy Search Engine
The handling of fuzzy queries is processed in two parts. One part deals with
parsing of the query in terms of hedges, connectives, and primary terms.
Once parsed, these terms are interpreted using the fuzzy numbers in the
fuzzy databases. In the other part of the search, the traditional database is
converted into fuzzy databases in which all data are represented in terms
of the degree of fuzziness. Figure 8.18 depicts both parts, which merge a
constructed fuzzy table with a parsed fuzzy query to produce search results.
The fuzzy table is very crucial for inter ...