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QUANTIFICATION OF CONFLICT IN DEMPSTER-SHAFER FRAMEWORK: A NEW APPROACH

THOMAS GEORGE Machine Intelligence Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Calcutta, 700 035, INDIA
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NIKHIL R. PAL Machine Intelligence Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Calcutta, 700 035, INDIA
Pages 407-423 | Received 07 Jul 1994, Accepted 28 Feb 1995, Published online: 30 Mar 2007

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