For Fuzzy Logic, Occam's Principle Explains the Ubiquity of the Golden Ratio and of the 80-20 Rule

Authors

Olga Kosheleva, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow
Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El PasoFollow

Publication Date

12-2016

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Technical Report: UTEP-CS-16-98

Published in Journal of Innovative Technology and Education, 2017, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 13-18.

Abstract

In this paper, we show that for fuzzy logic, the Occam's principle -- that we should always select the simplest possible explanation -- explains the ubiquity of the golden ratio and of the 80-20 rule.