maths of or relating to a form of set theory in which set membership depends on a likelihood function: fuzzy set; fuzzy logic
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(of a computer program or system) designed to operate according to the principles of fuzzy logic, so as to be able to deal with data which is imprecise or has uncertain boundaries
1610s, "soft, spongy," from fuzz + -y (2). From 1713 as "covered with fuzz;" 1778 as "blurred;" and 1937 as "imprecise," with reference to thought, etc.
mod. alcohol intoxicated. : You are too fuzzed all the time to hold the job. Pack!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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fuzz definition
[fəz]
n. and fuzz man; fuzzy (tail). the police; a jail keeper; a detective. : The fuzz is onto you. , Tell the fuzz man I was out of town when the job was pulled.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Instead, they see the world in fuzzy out-of-focus green.
First of all, the categories are so fuzzy as to be almost meaningless.
The sheep are much cuter when they are all fuzzy, but it was still fun to watch them get sheared.
They snapped radio collars on the fuzzy creatures to track them.
Its broader desire to clarify its fuzzy borders with all its neighbours provides one attraction.
Research has shown that when the eye perceives an image as fuzzy, it compensates by altering its length.
It was at this point that things began to get fuzzy.
The plant's fuzzy hairs can cause a skin irritation in some susceptible people.
As others have pointed out, this is all pretty fuzzy stuff, and also matches simple common-sense intuition.
Even if the details are fuzzy, the broad parameters of it seem clear.