Formal Concept Analysis: Mathematical Foundations

Ganter, Bernhard; Wille, Rudolf

ISBN 10: 3540627715 / ISBN 13: 9783540627715

Published by Springer, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Formal Concept Analysis: Mathematical Foundations
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540627715
• ISBN 13: 9783540627715
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Formal Concept AllalY.5is is a field of applied mathematics based on the math­ ematization of concept and conceptual hierarchy. It thereby activates math­ ematical thinking for conceptual data analysis and knowledge processing. The underlying notion of "concept" evolved early in the philosophical theory of concepts and still has effects today. For example, it has left its mark in the German standards DIN 2:)30 and DIN 2;3:)1. In mathematics it played a special role during the emergence of mathematical logic in the 19th century. Subsequently, however, it had virtually no impact on mathematical thinking. It was not until 1979 that the topic was revisited and treated more thoroughly. Since then, through a large number of contributions, Formal Concept Analysis has obtained such breadth that a systematic presentation is urgently needed, but can no longer be realized in one volume. Therefore, the present book foruse:':! on the mathematical foundations of Formal Concept Analysis, which ran be regarded chiefly as a branch of ap­ plied lattice theory. A series of examples serves to demonstrate the utility of the lnathematical definitions and results; in particular, to show how Formal Concept Analysis can be used for the conceptual unfolding of data contexts. These examples do not play the role of case studies in data analysis. A is intended for a comprehensive treatment of methods of separate volume conceptual data and knowledge processing. The general foundations of For­ mal Concept Analysis will also be treated separately.

From the Back Cover

This is the first textbook on formal concept analysis. It gives a systematic presentation of the mathematical foundations and their relations to applications in computer science, especially in data analysis and knowledge processing. Above all, it presents graphical methods for representing conceptual systems that have proved themselves in communicating knowledge. Theory and graphical representation are thus closely coupled together. The mathematical foundations are treated thoroughly and illuminated by means of numerous examples. Since computers are being used ever more widely for knowledge processing, formal methods for conceptual analysis are gaining in importance. This book makes the basic theory for such methods accessible in a compact form.