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A comprehensive survey on formal concept analysis, its research trends and applications

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Volume 26 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
By: Prem Kumar Singh,  Cherukuri Aswani Kumar and  Abdullah Gani  
Open Access
|Jul 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amcs-2016-0035 | Journal eISSN: 2083-8492 | Journal ISSN: 1641-876X
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Language: English
Page range: 495 - 516
Submitted on: Apr 25, 2014
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Accepted on: May 26, 2015
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Published on: Jul 2, 2016
Published by: University of Zielona Góra
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Keywords:
concept lattice,
formal concept analysis,
formal concept,
formal context,
Galois connection
Related subjects:
Mathematics,
Applied mathematics

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