Formal Concept Analysis: Mathematical Foundations

by Bernhard Ganter, Rudolf Wille, C. Franzke (Translator)

This first textbook on formal concept analysis gives a systematic presentation of the mathematical foundations and their relations to applications in computer science, especially in data analysis and knowledge processing. Above all, it presents graphical methods for representing conceptual systems that have proved themselves in communicating knowledge. The mathematical foundations are treated thoroughly and are illuminated by means of numerous examples, making the basic theory readily accessible in compact form.

294 pages, Paperback

First published December 22, 1998