From the course: Programming Foundations: Fuzzy Logic
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Computer logic vs. human logic
From the course: Programming Foundations: Fuzzy Logic
Computer logic vs. human logic
- [Erin] Humans do not think in yes and nos only. Our logic system is considered multi-faceted. Humans have the ability to process more than an absolute on any decision. Sometimes the decision we make is an absolute in our mind, but it's chosen from a series of multiple answers. If we look at the definition of old, for example, my definition may not agree with others. My definition of when someone has reached old age might differ from someone much older than me. Computers, on the other hand, can only think in absolutes, ones and zeros. This is called binary logic. Bi for two because there are only two options which can then be equated to true or false. Because of this limited representation of data, computers are only able to store true and false questions. This limited rule set allows computers to appear smart. Like if you ask a computer if a dog is a mammal or reptile, they will be able to deduce that a dog is a mammal because the characteristics of mammals can be stored in the set…
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