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It's indeed surprising that replacing the elementary particle with a string leads to such a big change in things. I'm tempted to say that it has to do with the fuzziness it introduces.
Edward Witten

Meaning of "fuzziness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUZZINESS

fuzziness  [ˈfʌzɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUZZINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fuzziness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUZZINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fuzz

Fuzz or Fuzzy may refer to: ▪ Distortion ▪ Fuzz, a derogatory slang term for the police...

Definition of fuzziness in the English dictionary

The first definition of fuzziness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being of, resembling, or covered with fuzz. Other definition of fuzziness is the quality or state of being indistinct, unclear or distorted. Fuzziness is also the quality or state of not being clearly thought out or expressed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUZZINESS


ballsiness
ˈbɔːlzɪnəs
booziness
ˈbuːzɪnəs
breeziness
ˈbriːzɪnəs
busyness
ˈbɪzɪnəs
cheesiness
ˈtʃiːzɪnəs
fizziness
ˈfɪzɪnəs
foziness
ˈfəʊzɪnəs
frizziness
ˈfrɪzɪnəs
frowsiness
ˈfraʊzɪnəs
frowziness
ˈfraʊzɪnəs
gauziness
ˈɡɔːzɪnəs
glaziness
ˈɡleɪzɪnəs
jazziness
ˈdʒæzɪnəs
maziness
ˈmeɪzɪnəs
oleoresinous
ˌəʊlɪəʊˈrezɪnəs
ooziness
ˈuːzɪnəs
prosiness
ˈprəʊzɪnəs
quizziness
ˈkwɪzɪnəs
resinous
ˈrezɪnəs
rosinous
ˈrɒzɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUZZINESS

futurological
futurologist
futurology
futz
fuze
fuzee
Fuzhou
fuzz
fuzz box
fuzzier
fuzziest
fuzzily
fuzzle
fuzztone
fuzzy
fuzzy dice
fuzzy logic
fuzzy-wuzzies
fuzzy-wuzzy
fuzzy-wuzzy angel

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUZZINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of fuzziness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fuzziness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUZZINESS

Find out the translation of fuzziness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fuzziness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fuzziness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

模糊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

borrosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

fuzziness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fuzziness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غموض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нечеткость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprecisão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fuzziness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fuzziness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unschärfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曖昧さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흐릿한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fuzziness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi quăn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fuzziness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्टता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belirsizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuzziness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedokładność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нечіткість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fuzziness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασάφεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwarring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fuzziness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uklarhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fuzziness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUZZINESS»

The term «fuzziness» is regularly used and occupies the 99.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUZZINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fuzziness

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3 QUOTES WITH «FUZZINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fuzziness.
1
Edward Witten
Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. String theory does so again because a point particle is replaced by a string, which is more spread out.
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Edward Witten
Quantum mechanics brought an unexpected fuzziness into physics because of quantum uncertainty, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
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Edward Witten
It's indeed surprising that replacing the elementary particle with a string leads to such a big change in things. I'm tempted to say that it has to do with the fuzziness it introduces.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUZZINESS»

Discover the use of fuzziness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fuzziness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fuzziness: Structural Disorder in Protein Complexes
In this volume, Peter Tompa and Monika Fuxreiter have assembled a series of papers that address the issue of fuzziness in molecular interactions.
Monika Fuxreiter, Peter Tompa, 2012
2
Mathematics of Fuzziness—Basic Issues
The series "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential ...
Xuzhu Wang, Da Ruan, Etienne E. Kerre, 2009
3
Scheduling Under Fuzziness
This volume prepared by Roman Slowinski and Maciej Hapke is welcome because it is representative of the current state of the art in fuzzy set-based scheduling.
Roman Słowiński, Maciej Hapke, 2000
4
Social Fuzziology: Study of Fuzziness of Social Complexity
Social fuzziology is not simply one field of application of fuzziology. Given the initial state of the development of fuzziology, social fuzziology needs to develop hand in hand with fuzziology, each helping to advance the other.
Vladimir Dimitrov, Bob Hodge, 2002
5
Reliability and Safety Analyses Under Fuzziness
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date account on recent applications of fuzzy sets and possibility theory in reliability and safety analysis.
Takehisa Onisawa, Janusz Kacprzyk, 1995
6
Fuzziness in Petri Nets
In a broad sense, the works presented fall into one of two main approaches: In the first one, the net models reasoning systems. In the second approach the presented works are devoted to model dynamic physical systems.
Janette Cardoso, Heloisa Camargo, 1998
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Fuzziness and Approximate Reasoning: Epistemics on ...
The series "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential ...
Kofi Kissi Dompere, 2009
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Introduction to Fuzziology: Study of Fuzziness of Knowing
This is of vital importance in todayâs epoch of rapidly escalating complexity and uncertainty along every dimension of life.The book describes a rich spectrum of theoretical and practical insights born out of the authorâs research in the ...
Vladimir Dimitrov, 2005
9
Consensus Under Fuzziness
This work focuses on consensus formation in multiperson decision-making groups using imprecise information. The editors have solicited and organized important contributions on this subject from leading experts in the field.
J. Kacprzyk, Mario Fedrizzi, H. Nurmi, 2012
10
Epistemic Foundations of Fuzziness: Unified Theories on ...
The series "Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing" contains publications on various areas within the so-called soft computing which include fuzzy sets, rough sets, neural networks, evolutionary computations, probabilistic and evidential ...
Kofi Kissi Dompere, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUZZINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fuzziness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day four – as it happened
... this afternoon's play has been lifting the fuzziness admirably. Just before lunch (when I woke up, sorry) I was starting to get the fear, but since ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Strategy for peace in our seas
The Philippines does not do bad in pursuing relief from the fuzziness of zone jurisdictions but the process prompts us, just as well, to the ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
The curse of the Happy Meal Minions — and others
There is often enough fuzziness to not know for sure what's what, but that rarely slows efforts to turn what might merely be poorly expressed, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Eagle Ford water use reaches 18 billion gallons in 2013
The fuzziness has kept some things in a bit of check,” between the industry and the conservation districts. The UT paper by Scanlon, Robert ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
5
Can We Just, Like, Get Over The Way Women Talk?
"Rather than being weakeners or signs of fuzziness of mind, as is often said, they create cohesion and coherence between what speaker and ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
If you care about climate change, please read this (free!) book
It's real conflict, and there are two end-member camps, pretty clearly, with a lot of fuzziness in between. And like every civil war in history, the ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
7
Which Houston-area school districts have gotten poorer in the last …
As a small caveat: there is some fuzziness because some districts have morphed over the years or been merged, created or dissolved (for ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Sensory Garden opens at Planting Fields state park
In the new Sensory Garden, berries and cherry tomatoes can be tasted and the fuzziness of lambs ear leaves contrasts with the softness of ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
9
Blu-ray Review: Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
Marred by the graininess and fuzziness expected from antiquated VCR cassettes, “THIS IS A TRUE STORY” appears as the initial image we ... «Geeks of Doom, Jul 15»
10
Council tries to put 'bulky' developments on a diet
There has also been some fuzziness on the low point from which building heights are measured. If a building is on a slope, is it from the top or ... «Crosscut, Jul 15»

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