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Two-sorted Modal Logic for Formal and Rough Concepts

Logic 2023-09-11 v1

Abstract

In this paper, we propose two-sorted modal logics for the representation and reasoning of concepts arising from rough set theory (RST) and formal concept analysis (FCA). These logics are interpreted in two-sorted bidirectional frames, which are essentially formal contexts with converse relations. On one hand, the logic KB\textbf{KB} contains ordinary necessity and possibility modalities and can represent rough set-based concepts. On the other hand, the logic KF\textbf{KF} has window modality that can represent formal concepts. We study the relationship between \textbf{KB} and \textbf{KF} by proving a correspondence theorem. It is then shown that, using the formulae with modal operators in \textbf{KB} and \textbf{KF}, we can capture formal concepts based on RST and FCA and their lattice structures.

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@article{arxiv.2309.04115,
  title  = {Two-sorted Modal Logic for Formal and Rough Concepts},
  author = {Prosenjit Howlader and Churn-Jung Liau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.04115},
  year   = {2023}
}
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