| fuzz | Fine, light particles or fibres; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball. Origin: Cf. Prov. E. Fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. Voos spongy, fungous, G. Faser filament. E. Feaze to untwist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| fuzzy | 1. Not firmly woven; that ravels. Alternative forms: fozy. 2. Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy skin of a peach. See: Fuzz. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fuzzy logic | Approximate, quantitative reasoning that is concerned with the linguistic ambiguity which exists in natural or synthetic language. at its core are variables such as good, bad, and young as well as modifiers such as more, less, and very. These ordinary terms represent fuzzy sets in a particular problem. Fuzzy logic plays a key role in many medical expert systems. (12 Dec 1998) |